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School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)

Location:
Lenamore, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Brian Mac Tomas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 309

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    a cure for worms. A kind of weed named Garrow was used for curing a desease in horses called farsey.
    A docking is used for curing a sting of a nettle. For a burn bread soda was rubbed on it, so as not to let the blisters rise. There is a woman in Carrickboy who has a charm for curing wild fire.
    A swelled throat was cured by putting a Leech on the persons neck, the leech would take out the bad blood. Then it would be put in a glass of water, till it would throw up the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sleehaun, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Thomas Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Sleehaun, Co. Longford