School: Fermoyle, Lanesboro (roll number 13321)
- Location:
- Formaoil (Newcowen), Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: S. Mac Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)on them and hang the snail on a bush. When the snail withers and dies the warts will die away.
Whooping Cough
When a child has the whooping cough, if he is put out three times under a donkey's legs, it is said to cure the coughing.
Ring Worm
If there are seven sons born in succession in a family the seventh one can cure Ring worm.
There is a man in Newtowncashel named Mr. Rollins and he cure Erysipelas.
- There are many home cures for diseases
Tooth Ache. Bread-soda is recommended for teethaches. The bread-soda is put into the tooth and the pain stops.
Holy Well Cures. A person with rheumatism goes to Lady Well and prays around the well on bare knees, he leaves a beads, string, or medal on the bush after him and the disease will be cured.
Burns. My father P. Donlon has a cure for a(continues on next page) - Collector
- Nancy Donlon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Achadh an Locháin, Co. an Longfoirt
- Informant
- Mrs P. Donlon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 30
- Address
- Achadh an Locháin, Co. an Longfoirt
