School: Ballyfeeny (roll number 9468)
- Location:
- Kilglass, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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- Chin-Cough A cure for the chin-cough is turf - mould strained through a strainer for nine mornings and take three spoonfuls of it on milk each morning.Burn
The cure for a burn is boiled cabbage and other herbs.Sprain
The cure for a sprain is to bathe arm or leg in a running stream or to get a string of a weaver's loom.Thorn
The cure for a thorn is said to be a piece of a foxe's tongue- Collector
- Vincent Cox
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Cox
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Strokestown, Co. Roscommon