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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

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Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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    “Pain in leg.”

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    Dig a new potato and keep it in your pocket until it dries up
    Pain in back
    If a person has a pain in his back he should get a bunch of nettles and sleep on them.
    Pain in Stomach
    Boil garlic on milk and drink the juice.
    Chincough
    If the chincough is in a house get a fly and bottle him. When he is there for a fortnight the chincough is gone out of the house.
    Sore eyes.
    Get Buachaill a' Tíghe and sqeeze the juice into the eyes.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Mc Guire
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo