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School: Naomh Pádraig

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Killala, Co. Mayo
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Laura C. Mc Kenna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0142, Page 308

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    Many cures and remedies for different ailment are known locally - mostly in the country.
    A remedy for a pain in the back is to stick two ends of a bramble briar in the ground and stoop under it.
    Ointment to cure a burn is made from bramble leaves the fried yolk of an egg and unsalted butter.
    Nettle stings and bee stings are said to be a cure for rheumatism.
    A cure for warts is to take nine straws from a thatch. Eight of the straws are tied with the ninth. Then the biggest wart is bled and the straws are touched with the blood. Then walk to a cross roads and drop the straws and go another way. The warts will then disappear.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ruth Campbell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killala, Co. Mayo