School: Belturbet (B)
- Location:
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Mc Govern
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- (1) Colds:-
Hot milk or hot porter.
(2) Mumps:-
Drunk water in a well where a horse is after drinking out of.
(3) Whooping-Cough:-
Drink a ferret's leavings.
(4) Toothache:-
A:- Rub a frog to your jaw.
B:- To smoke a pipe or if you are a smoker chew tobacco.
(5) Sprains:-
Cool water.
(6) Measles:-
Drink hot drinks or whisky.
(7) Burns:-
Put a lizard on the burn.
(8) Warts:- Forge water.
(9) Blood cures.
To drink cabbage water.
10 Mote in the eye:-
To move the eye lash up and down three times and make the sign of the cross.(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mrs Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lagan, Co. Cavan