School: Loughill, Longford
- Location:
- Leamhchoill, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: P. Ó Corcora
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- Headache - drink strong tea.
Sore eyes - rub with cold tea.
warts - put holy water on them, and say in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
Colds. drink hot butter-milk with sugar in it going to bed.
boils - Venice Turpentine.
Jaundice - Denistons Bottle
In St Brigid's well,
Driming,
Ardagh
Longford there is a cure for all diseases.
Wax, loaf-Bread, Fat, Bacon and Linseed are poultices for sores and thorns
The following have cures:
Burns: Ms Greens, Oldtown, Ardagh, Longford.
Miss Baxter, Killian, Ardagh, Co. Longford.
Ringworm: John McGarry, Moydow, Longford.
Cancer: Gregory Burke, Drumlish, Longford.
Jaundice: Alexander Tremble, Legan, Longford.
bone setter: J. Tague, Mohill, Leitrim.
Superstitios omens:
Rupture: Draw the person out under an asse's legs
Draw the person out under a briar or sally.
Warts: get someone to count them an they will go.
Bury a piece of bacon and they will go.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kevin Doherty
- Gender
- Male