School: Drumcoghill
- Location:
- Drumcoghill Lower, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Iomaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 278
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- (continued from previous page)Mr. Cornim of Co. Longford has the cure of external cancer.
For Hiccough place salt on tip of tongue.
Mr. Fey of Cora's Point has a cure Burn (fire)
Mrs Harkness, Drumkeeran, has the cure for wild fire, rub around with gold wedding ring.
Mr. David Stewart, cure of whitlow.
Mr. D Gaffeny, Lossett, cure of heart disease.
Wrts. Dip a pin in the disused Baptisimal Fount, touch the warts with it, and leave the pin in the fout.
For worms in pigs:- stone - crab, a cure for worms (pigs) this weed is very uncommon - it grows on bloggy Bridge.
For corns: Ivy leaves and Vineagar
Scurvy: Ivy leaves and laurel leaves
Horses Breast or back : Oak bark boiled(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mrs A. Montgomery
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Corr, Co. Cavan
