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School: Crossmolina (B.)

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Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Risteárd Ó Corcaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 498

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    In olden times when doctors were few the people found remedies for their ailments. If a person had a sty on his eye nine thorns of a gooseberry bush would be found and pointed at the eye nine times.
    The cure for the whooping cough was the milk left after a ferret and also asses milk.
    It is said that the seventh son of the
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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
    Paddy Guckian
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Fox
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo