School: Uragh (C.)
- Location:
- Uragh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. Mc Caffrey
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- (continued from previous page)Sore eyes: Bathe with cold spring water.
Colds: 1 Boil onion in milk and drink the liquid. 2. Eat garlic raw or boiled.
Ringworm: Mix soot salt and sulphur boil together and rub on for 10 days.
Corn Cure: 1 Get wing leaves and soak them in paraffin oil. Put them on the corn until it gets soft.
2. Wash the feet in bog water.
Swollen Joints: Boil chicken weed. make into a poultice and apply it the part swollen. Cover with a flannel bandage.
Stomach troubles: 1. Boil dandelion roots and drink the water.
2. Squeeze the white juice out of the stems and drink it fasting.
3. Heat spa water and drink it fasting for 9 mornings.
Sore: Let a dog lick it.
Most of the above information was given by Mrs Maguire aged 80 farmer's widow. Gubrawoolly Swanlinbar Co. Cavan.- and Mrs. Bella Mc Hugh (deed) ages 94
Mill St Swanlinbar Co. Cavan- Informant
- Mrs Bella Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 94
- Address
- Swanlinbar, Co. Cavan