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School: Baile i Meadhon Locha (roll number 344)

Location:
Bellanaman, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
C. Nic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0961, Page 120

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  1. Old Cures

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    Old Cures
    1. It is said to cure corns by dipping them into bog water.
    2. Donkey's milk is a cure for measles.
    3. Another cure for measles is to boil nettles and then strain the water off them. Mix milk and sugar with it. A drink of this is supposed to cure measels.
    4. Boiled butter-milk, boiled with butter and sugar, taken at night to cure cold.
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  2. Fish and Fishing

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. catching animals
          1. fishing (~216)
      2. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    H. Lavery
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glaslough, Co. Monaghan