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1. Local Cures (continued)

   

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   anybody takes the bag the warts will go. Another cure is to get a straw with ten knots on it and put it in a bag and leave it on the road and whoever takes the bag will take the warts.
   Mumps: It is believed that if you tie a haltar on the man who has the mumps and lead him around a pig-sty he will get cured of the mumps.
   Stye on eye: If you prod the stye nine times with a gooseberry thorn and say ''In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost'' you will get cured.
   Corns: It is believed that if you put castor oil and breadsoda on the corns it will cure them.
   Pains: There is a holy well in Killmessan called St Johns well. People visit it every year for the cure of pains.
   Headache: There is another well in Derrlangan Athboy and if you drink the water it will cure headache.
   Swellings: Broom which mostly grows on bogs if boiled well will cure them.
   Boils: It is believed that primrose leaves will cure boils.
   Ringworm: A man the name of Patrick Gough of the Commons Navan has the cure. It is some sort of ointment. It is not known how he makes it.
   Sprains: The grease of a goose when fresh is supposed to be a good cure for sprains.
   Runningworm: If seven sons are born with no daughter between them. When the last son is born if a worm is put in his hand he has the cure. If he only breathes on the sore he will

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Moyra Devine

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   12

   Informant

   Patrick Devine

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   40

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Boyerstown, Co. Meath