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School: Rathdrum (B)

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Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
S. Ó Muirgheasa
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    When you have the toothache if you walk round a bush nine times without thinking of a goat the toothache will get better. If you have rheumatism, boil celery seed and drink it. If your let or foot is swollen rub goose grease on the swelling and it will go down. Boil a mug of buttermilk and put butter in it, it is great for a cold.
    The milk that a ferret leaves when ?eating is a good cure for the whooping cough. Another cure for the toothache is, to touch the tooth with a straw from a crib. A Cure for chilblains is to dip them in snow-water. A cure for frost bitten fingers is to dip them in snow-water or luke warm water. A cure for a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Monaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glasnarget North, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Thomas Donoghoe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glasnarget North, Co. Wicklow