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School: Druim Snámha (roll number 14057)

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Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Haodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0213, Page 147

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    1. The dock leaf cures the sting of a nettle.
    2. The juice of the dandelion is good for making blood.
    3. Some people put cobwebs on a cut.
    4. A piece of news-paper sucked in saliva stops bleeding.
    5. If licorice, lemon and sugar are boiled they are good for a cough.
    6. Boiled camomile flower, licorice and whiskey are excellent for asthma.
    7. There is a sulphur spa well, it is said the water is goof for blood.
    8. Warts can be cured by rubbing a snail on them.
    9. If a stone has a hole in it, and water in the hole it is said the water cures warts if rubbed on three times.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charles Masterson
    Address
    Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Miss Gilroy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumsna, Co. Leitrim