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School: Calfield

Location:
Calf Field or Aghadrumgowna, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Rathsile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 021

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    Another local cure, is when a person has a wart, a number of rushes are got and pointed at the wart. Then they are left in a wall and when the rushes are withered the wart will disappear.
    Some people has the cure of a strain. The strain is cured by saying a certain prayer and rubbing the injured part.
    Many plants which grow in the fields produce cures. The dock plant is rubbed on the sting and the words, Dock in and Dock out take the sting of the nettle out is said.
    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
    Anna Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumnagar, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr M. Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Drumnagar, Co. Cavan