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School: Tarmon (roll number 13997)

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    finer and get finger weed it is cured.
    5. If a person had the whooping cough and get the ferrets leavings and drink it it will be cured.
    6. If you had a sprain and get a thread from the weavers loom it is cured.
    7. If you boil nettles and get the juice from them it is good for measles.
    8. If you had a burn and mix olive oil and soda together and put it on the burn it is cured.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Patrick Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    54
    Address
    Falty, Co. Leitrim