School: Druim Snámha (roll number 14057)
- Location:
- Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Haodha
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- The juice of a flagger will cure a toothache.
If you have a sty, get nine goose-berry thorns, point them to the sty, leave them somewhere and when they get withered your sty will get better.
If you get a boil burn, put ink or flour on it and it will keep it from blistering.
If your nose is bleeding put something cold down your back such as a key and it will prevent it from bleeding.
Goose's lard will cure a swollen ank The white of an egg is the cure for a burn.- Collector
- Kathleen Beirne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mr John Morrison
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Jamestown, Co. Leitrim