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School: Cuileannach (B.) (roll number 1199)

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Cullenagh Upper, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Cochláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0470, Page 441

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    Cures
    Nearly every person long - ago were skilled in curing. It is said that the seventh son of the seventh son had a cure.
    A great cure for fever was to eat or drink the leaving of a feret. A cure for headaches was ivyleaves.
    A good cure for boils was sugar, soap, and milk. The sugar should be ground and then be mixed with the soap and the mixture should be then moistered with milk.
    There is a great many cures for warths though some are "pisogs". To rub the water found on a stone to the warths is a very common cure. To rub you spittle to the warths nine mornings before you eat your breakfast.
    The cures for rheumatism is to rub the infected part with, goose - grease, also
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cullenagh Upper, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Denis Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Postman
    Address
    Cullenagh Upper, Co. Kerry