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School: An Gleantán, Lombardstown

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Glantane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Colmáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0362, Page 191

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    came in contact with the boiling water. I had nobody in the house to go for help and the nearest house was two fields away.
    The child soon slept. Some neighbours, as usual, came in after nightfall and I sent for the child's mother.
    Next morning, as the child spent a quiet night we ventured to remove the wrapping and the poultice, when we found that, except a blister about the size of the top of my finger on a spot which I had not covered, there was no sign of a burn".
    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
    T. Coleman
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Auliffe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    72