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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

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Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 513

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    The old people considered this a great cure for boils, and it is still used in this locality. They got very fine sugar and if it was coarse they bruised it with a knife then they got soap and steeped it in water until it was soft; then they pared the soft soap off and mixed it up with the sugar and put it in a square of paper or cloth and cut a hole in the middle of it in order to let out the badness. Long ago this was a great cure for a sore throat. They got a woollen stocking and filled it up with dry salt and tied it around the neck of the person. This was a great cure. This cure was made by the old people.
    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
    Katie Mannion
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Creevagh More, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Casey
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creevagh More, Co. Longford