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School: Béal an Átha Móir (C.) (roll number 13614)

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Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
An tSr. Áthracht
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0225, Page 070

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    Local Cures
    1. The cure for the warts is to put a black worm on them every Monday and Thursday for nine mornings.
    2. The cure for the cold is to bathe your feet in hot water and mustard or washingsoda and to rub a peice of fat bacon on your chest then put a slip of brown paper over it, in case the person might get cold.
    3. Cure for the whooping cough is to get a cut of bread from a husband and wife of the of the same name and eat it, and to leave out a drop of milk for a ferret to drink and what - ever he leaves after
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Muldoon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Kiltybardan, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Patrick Muldoon
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Kiltybardan, Co. Leitrim