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

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Latnamard, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Máire Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 362

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    To prevent rheumatism an iron ring was worm on the fourth finger.
    A bunch of min was tied round the wrist as a remedy against disease.
    For a sty on the eyelid a gooseberry thorn was pointed to it nine times saying '' away, away, away''
    The cure for hip disease was to take three green stones from a running brook between midnight and dawn and then rub them to the sore spot saying
    '' Wear away, wear away
    There you shall not stay
    Cruel pain, away, away''.
    As a remedy against toothache the sufferer carried the haw bone of a haddock in the pocket.
    Another cure for the toothache was to go to a graveyard and say three Our Fathers on any grave and then take from the grave a handful of grass and chew
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Ward
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Calliagh, Co. Monaghan