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School: Scoil Naomh Eoin, Bréachmhuigh (roll number 13781)

Location:
Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
A.M. Mac Taidhg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089D, Page 16_015

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    were going on a journey and if you meet a man riding on a white horse and if you had the whooping cough and whatever he told you was a cure. If your hand was swollen it is good to hold it under a water tap and turn it on. The white of an egg is good for a burn. Sulphate of copper is good for taking away warts:- Chicken weed is very good to take down swelling. The blackbirds egg is very good for a boil. To go three times under a blackberry briar hat the two ends are growing in the ground it is a cure for the whooping cough. Fat bacon is very good for corns.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríghid Ní Londragáin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Séamus Ó Londragáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Barney, Co. Mayo