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School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)

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Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Heslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 161

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    15. A cure for measles.
    Get nettles and boil them. Then strain them and drink the juice a few times every day till you get better.
    16. A cure for a bleeding cut.
    If you have a cut get a dog to lick it and in a few days the cut will be better.
    17. A cure for a stone bruise.
    if you have a stone bruise cut a bit of fat off bacon. Put the fat to the stone-bruise when you are going to bed. In the bruise will be better.
    18. A cure for warts.
    Get washing soda and steep it in water. When it is dissolved take the water out and keep the place where the warts bathed for a few days.
    The warts will soon disappear.
    19. A cure for a burn.
    Get a few fern leaves and boil them with butter. Then put them into a cloth. Afterwards put the cloth on the burn and in a few days the burn will be cured.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Michael Mc Govern
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloverhill or Corglass, Co. Leitrim