School: Ardaghy, Omeath
- Location:
- Ardaghy, Co. Louth
- Teacher: B. Mac Craith
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- Toothache:
A cure for toothache is to make a promise never to shave on Sundays.Warts:
A cure for warts is to dip the warts nine time in water which is lying on a stone, but the person must come upon the stone unexpectedly.Whooping cough:
Dip a hot iron in Stockholm tar and breathe the smoke.A sheep with powerless legs:
Place the sheep under a briar with both ends in the ground.Sore wrist:
The skin of an eel tied tightly round a sore wrist will cure it.A cold:
Take a drink of hot butter-milk with sugar on it.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Rosie Sloane
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Bavan, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Peter Sloane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Bavan, Co. Louth