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School: Irishtown

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    Thrush
    When a child is suffering from Thrush a gander should be thrown across its shoulder saying "Gander, gander, you I trust. Cure me of this awful Thrush"
    Ingrown nails
    Take 14 sprigs of moss and boil it with a fat piece of bacon. When well boiled lift and apply to the toe immediately. Put a piece of cloth over it and leave it there for three days.
    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
    Maureen Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Westmeath