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School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

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Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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  1. Local Cures and Herbs

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    Long ago the people used dock leaves for a person who would have a sore mouth and if kept to a sore it would cure it. When having a tooth ache people would put some salt into the tooth. It is said that ferrets leavings is good for the whooping cought. It is said that garlic is used as medicine for young calves.
    If there were seven sons born after one another it is said that the eldest son would be a doctor.
    And if a child was born on some certain day it would have a cure for a
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    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
    Teresa Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Errew, Co. Mayo