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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 45

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    In my district the people have a cure for practically every physical defect that may occur on a person.
    The cure for Neuralgia is to smoke tobacco every hour during the day and he who does so is quite well again on the following day.
    If a person cuts his finger he puts a cobweb on it. Many people think that the dirt that is in the cobweb affects the cut.
    If a person has a boil the cure is to apply a plaster of Comfrey root to it. This sticks on it
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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
    Bridgie Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Canbrack, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Margaret Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Canbrack, Co. Mayo