School: Leacht na mBard (Latnamard) (roll number 16769)

Location:
Latnamard, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Máire Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 361

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 361

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  1. The cure for toothache is not to do something on Sunday that you are in the habit of doing - shaving for instance.
    The cure for headache is to say certain prayers.
    Some people have the cure.
    The eight son of a family with no daughter coming in between has the cure of the evil.
    For stiffness the cure is goose-same.
    There is a plant with a red blossom which cures heart-burn.
    There is another plant called rose-noble, it is a cure for diseases of the blood. It is very hard to take.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English