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School: Cill Rosanta (C.), Coill Mhic Thomáisín

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Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford
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Áine Ní Fhaoláin
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    in milk and then strained the milk rubbed to eyes would cure pains in them.
    11. Alot of the old people were covered with worts. The cure they had was to rub washing soda to a spit and in a month the worts would wither away.
    12. A cure for a sty is to wash it in cold tea.
    Another cure for a sty is to make the sign of the cross on your eye with a married woman's ring.
    13. A Whittle on your finger is cured by putting breand and boiling water to it.
    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
    Nellie Crotty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilrossanty, Co. Waterford
    Collector
    Nora Kirwan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilrossanty, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    John Crotty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Kilrossanty, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Patrick Kirwan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Kilrossanty, Co. Waterford