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School: Cushinstown (roll number 3146)

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Cushinstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Rita Dardis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 013

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    some very sore eyes
    John Molloy sty on eye
    The late John Molloy was famed for habing a cure of a sty on the eye. He collected ten gooseberry thorns and pointed nine to the eye and cast the tenth one away
    Miss Pentony Eryaipelas
    (Nicholas Connor)
    This lady has a remarkable cure for this disease. She mixes cream with an herb and gets the sufferer to pray to St Anthony while she applies the mixture
    Miss Nancy Lynch Thrush
    This girl has the cure for Thrush, she blows her breath on the sufferer while she says the prayers
    Mrs Reilly Ringworm
    Of Kentstown has a herbal ointment for ringworm.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mc Dermott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cushinstown, Co. Meath