School: Móinín na Tuigheadh (roll number 16537)
- Location:
- Moneenatieve, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Mhic Mhurchadha
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- Old Cures 21-10-38
Strain - A piece of string with holy water shook on it and prayers said over it.
Fluke- Gather the male-fern and give it to the beast that suffers from the fluke.
Therb- Piece of Cassidy's clothes burned under the beasts nose is the cure.
Sore-eyes- wash them with black tea.
Off-shot- Wash from a place where three mearings meat the water collected and given to the beast is the cure.
Sty- No eye- nine gooseberry thorns rubbed to the sty is the cure for it three times.
Toothache- The finger of a dead corpse rubbed along the gums is the cure for it.(continues on next page)
