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School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)

Location:
Dysart, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Ailpín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0672, Page 210

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  1. Local Cures

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    Mumps
    Go in and out three times to a pig sty and say "Hugna Legna Mugna, go to Mass, go to Mass." This is a cure for mumps.
    Corns
    The skin of fat boiled bacon will rot out corns.
    Warts
    Fresh lime will cure warts, by washing your hands in it.
    Lard and sulphur, mixed well will cure ITCH.
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    A cure for Burns & scalds
    1 lb Lard.
    1 lb sheep suet with briar leaves & primrose leaves laurel leaves, all cut up, and woodline leaves, and they cut up and boiled together.
    When cool strain into jam pots.
    Chilblains
    Parsnips will boiled, and mixed well with powdered alum will cure chilblians.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Fay