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School: An Clochar, Cúil Mhaoile

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Collooney, Co. Sligo
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An tSr. Teresita
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0177, Page 100

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    In olden times people had not all the advantages we have now. They found their cures in Herbs and other things such as:-
    Cure fore whooping cough = Give the person three drinks of a ferrets leavings and also creep out under an ass foul three times that has not been ridden on.
    Cure for Nettle burns = Get a and hold it to the burns and say those words three times, "Nettle, Nettle burn me, docken, docken, cure me.
    Cure for sore eyes = Put a fasting spit on the sore every morning for nine mornings.
    Cure for ring worm = The touch of the seventh son or daughter in a family if a worm was put in the person hand when it was born.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardcotten, Co. Sligo