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

Location:
Fairymount, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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  1. Cure of Sleeplessness.
    Get an onion at night and boil it on new milk and drink the milk. This will make you sleep well at night.
    Cure for thole
    Tie a black satin ribbon round your write
    Cough.
    Get some garlic and boil it on new milk and drink all.
    Stone bruise
    When a pot of potatoes is boiled put the part the bruise is on into the potato water and it will be gone soon
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Ríagáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fairymount, Co. Roscommon