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School: Fergus View, Lissycasey (roll number 10322)

Location:
Caherea, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Gearaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0606, Page 430

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    A cure for a burn of a nettle is to rub a cupóg to it.
    A cure for a bleeding finger is to chew a leaf of slanlus and leave it on the finger.
    A cure for a weak heart is dandelion.
    A cure for a chin cough is a ferrets leavings.
    A cure for warts is to steal a bit of meat from some house and not to let anybody see you stealing it and when you would come home to bury it and according to the way the meat would be rotting the wart would be going
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Catherine Clancy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Caherea, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Thomas Clancy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Caherea, Co. Clare