School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)

Location:
Monadarragh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhealláin
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  1. 1. Get a plantain leaf, roast it on a coal; squeeze the juice out of it and put on sore.
    2. an ointment made of daisy roots and marsh mallows, fired slowly in unsalted butter will cure any sore.
    3. Boil. Put a cumfrey poultice on a piece of paper and put on boil.
    4. Itch on rash. Rose Noble boiled and bottled will cure.
    5. Boil. Roast chicken-weed and put it on boil.
    6. Running Worm. The "seventh son" has the cure of the "Running Worm", he cures by rubbing his hand to sore.
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