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School: Moylough (C.) (roll number 13832)

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Moylough, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Margaret Devine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0170, Page 0082

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    power of taking dusts out of a persons eye. They have a certain prayer to say and they hold a saucer of water in their hand and while they are saying the prayer the dust will come out of the water
    To boil a penny in a teaspoon of vinegar and hold it in your mouth but be sure and not swallow any of it is a good cure for toothache.
    Boil the roots of dandelions and take a wine glass of the juice every day for three days it is a very good cure for boils
    Maggie Towey,
    Moylough,
    Tubbercurry,
    Co. Sligo
    Material obtained from my father
    John Towey,
    Moylough,
    Tubbercurry,
    Co. Sligo
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Towey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    John Towey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Sligo