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School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)

Location:
Monadarragh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Conghaile
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    "A cure for Headache is a cup of strong tea without milk or sugar.
    A cure for burns is a small grain of flour.
    Washing Soda is a cure for warts.
    A cure for Mumps - Put salt in stocking and tie it round your neck.
    A cure fir Chillblains is to get a lump of washing soda, put some water on it and rub it to the chillblains when you are going to bed.
    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
    Thomas Mac Guinness
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissanore, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Bernard Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Longfield, Co. Longford