School: Coracrin
- Location:
- Corracrin, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Ní Dhuibhghlinn
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- XML “Churning”
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- (continued from previous page)promise the made the would have to keep that promise to the toothache would be better.
And anyone who could swallow a frog was the cure of consumption. And for a sore throat the used to stake a spoonfull of dry sulphur. For Diarrhioea the used to take Mustard and water. The cure for sore eyes was to wash them in cold tea with a piece of cotton. And for warts the used to rub seven sister on them. The cure for a sting of a nettle was a rub a dockan leaf on it and while rubbing it say "dockan dockan" in and out take the sting of a nettle out. I heard them of my mother.
Theresa Farmer Emyvale. - We have a churn at home. It is about "3 feet 6 inches" tall. It is "2 feet 8 inches." The sides are round. It is 32 years old.(continues on next page)