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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (B.) (roll number 1866)

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M.S. Ó Ceallaigh
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  1. Composition - Local Cures

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    A person having jaundice would have to get up three Sunday mornings before the sun rises and go to a running yellow stream and lie under the water. There is such a well in Ballinlass.
    A blade of rib grass cures a cut.
    Starch and castor oil cures a burn
    Black sheep's wool and a drop of oil cures a pain in the ear.
    People used to put spit on the hearth stone and make the sign of the cross on the wounded part before the breakfast. This is a cure for a wound.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael J. Kearney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon