School: Breacaire Beag (roll number 14891)
- Location:
- Brackary Beg, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Brádaigh
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- (continued from previous page)Measles is a very common complaint. Almost everybody takes measles. There are certain kinds of cures for each complaint. There is said to be a cure for the measles. The cure for the measles is nettle juice. The nettle is boiled with a small drop of water. Then the nettle is taken out of the juice and some put sugar on it and more put salt on it. Then the person suffering from the measles drinks the juice.
- Collector
- Annie Connolly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Faughary, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- James Connolly
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Faughary, Co. Leitrim