School: Collon (B.) (roll number 14578)
- Location:
- Collon, Co. Louth
- Teacher: B. Mac Searraigh
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- (continued from previous page)the person would have to bring a glass of whiskey with him to drink, in order to numb the pain.
- Long ago the old people found remedies for their sickness from herbs that grew wild in the fields. The water of boiled heather is a cure for a cold. The water of boiled broom is a cure for kidney trouble. There is a herb called wildfire it is a cure for a pain in the back. The daisy is the cure for pock in cows.
- Informant
- Mrs Johnson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glenmore, Co. Louth
- The milk that a ferret leaves behind him will cure the chincough. Saint Patricks leaf will cure sores, one side will(continues on next page)