School: Loch an Toirc (roll number 9584)

Location:: Loughatorick South, Co. Galway
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to their eyes. The way they used to cure warts is to put a rib of horse about it and it would take them off. They sued chicken weed to cure sore legs. And they used to say that foxes tongue would take out a thorn of your finger that if you put it to it in the night time it would have it drawn out in the morning.
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Cob webs are used for Cuts Cures for boils and stone bruises are soap and sugar mixed up together.
Dandelion is good for a pain in your stomach to put it down on the fire and trow soda wather and sugar in threw it and drink it hot
Hot milk is a cure

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