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School: Mullach na Sídhe (C.) (roll number 15426)

Location:
Fairymount, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0239, Page 195

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    Stone Bruise
    Soap + sugar mixed + placed against the bruise + this will cure it
    Burn
    The scum of a bog hole rubbed on the (Bur) burn every morning until it goes. Or lime juice + castoroil mixed + rubbed on every morning and night
    Measles
    The cure for the measles is = place a vessel of milk before a ferrit + if he drinks any of it take the leavings home + drink it fasting every morning
    To remove a thorn
    Burned meal + places against the thorn. Or melted wax placed against the thorn every morning + it will remove it.
    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
    Nóra Ní Bhéirn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curreentorpan, Co. Roscommon