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School: Edengorra (roll number 9597)

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Michael Hetherton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0710, Page 044

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    a root of a daisy, top of a furze, unsalted butted and the top of untrodded grass. Blend it into an ointment and rub it to the whittle.
    A cure for the chin-cough is to boil a hedgehog in milk and give the person the milk as a hot drink.
    A cure for the measles is nettle roots boiled and strained. Mix whiskey with it and give it to the person very hot.
    A cure for Sciatica is to get some stones in a basin and pour muddy water over them. Then rub them to the leg of the person and say some prayers.
    A cure for Hives is to rub soda to them.
    A cure for a sting is to rub blue on it.
    Another cure for the Chin Cough was to drink the leavings of ferrets milk.
    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
    Máire Finegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cormeen, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Peter Rogers
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Ballymakane, Co. Meath