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School: Móta Ghráinne Óige

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Woodlawn, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlís Ní Innse
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0201

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    Preventative for Tooth-ache.
    (i) When a tooth falls out carry it around with you in your pocket & you'll never have a tooth-ache.
    (ii) Fast from meat every Wednesday & you'll never have a toothache.
    To Cure Chillblains.
    (i)1 Get the woman of the house to save potato water. Heat it & bathe the chillblains in it.
    (ii) A tobacco spit will also cure chillblains.
    (iii) Heat the tongs & leave it on the chillblains while it is as hot as you can bear it.
    To Cure pain in Stomach.
    (i) Take three mouthfuls of salt & water in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
    (ii) Hot milk with ginger in it.
    To Cure Coughs & Pulmonary Ailments.

    Boil the big blankety leaves of the mullein plant; strain & sweeten. Add whiskey for bottling & preserving.
    To Cure Burns.
    A person who has rubbed his tongue to a lizard has a cure for burns. Any burn he licks after that will cure immediately.
    How Thorns were Removed Long Ago.
    Long ago when people had no needles to remove thorns they hunted a fox & killed him & his tongue was used to take out thorns.
    To Remove Thorns.
    A poultice of fat meat and sugar.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Innse
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir