School: Naomh Muire, Droichead Átha (roll number 8052)
- Location:
- Drogheda, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Sr. M. Bernard Mc Cabe
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- The juice of carrots boiled is admirable for purifying the blood.
A bunch of mint tied around the wrist is a sure remedy for disorder of the stomach.
Nettles gathered in a church yard and boiled down for a drink was said to cure dropsy.
Any corn ring worn on the fourth finger was said to keep away rheumatism.- Collector
- Sheila Murray
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- James Street, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Ellis Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Millmount Square, Co. Louth