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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cathair na Mart (roll number 12255)

Location:
Westport, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
An tSr. Bonaventure
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137, Page 256

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    If a person sprained his foot he would get cured if puts it under a waterfall.
    The fat of a goose is a cure for swelling on sprains.
    The food left behind by a […] is a cure for the whooping cough.
    A copóg leaf is a cure for the sting of a nettle on a coldsore.
    A spiderweb will stop bleeding.
    The water in a hole in a hole in a rock is a cure for warts.
    A fox’s tongue can take out a thorn.
    A snail bruised and put on the foot is a cure for a stone bruise.
    The seventh son or daughter has a cure for ringworm.
    A posthumous child has a
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    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
    Margaret Derrig
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Westport Quay, Co. Mayo