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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0978, Page 455

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    cure of the strain. Philip Tierney has the cure of the scabs. Peter Smith and Patrick Gorman have the cure of the warts.
    Cures for burns is boiled ferns and un salted butter. The cure for the chincough is if you get a present from two married of the one name and if the God father or God mother buys a red ribbon for the child and puts the ribbon on the child's neck.
    Philip Smith has the cure of the heart failure he fills a cup full of meal and says a few prayers. When they are curing the strain they pull the foot and put holy water on it and says a few prayers.
    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
    John Sheridan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumnaveagh, Co. Cavan