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1. Local Cures (continued)

   

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   The juice of a dandelion is a cure for warts.
   A cure for sore eyes is to bathe them in strong cold tea.
   Another cure for headache is to hang out a silk handkerchief on St Bridgid's night and put it round your head on the next day.
   To stop a cut from bleeding you should put it into a basin of cold water.
   To cure a cut you should put a cobweb or a burned paper on it.
   If you have a strained ankle you should bathe it in a running stream.
   A cure for mumps is to put a poultice of leithne leaves to them.
   A cure for pimples is to take soot in your tea.
   Another cure for a headache is to hold your head over hot tea or over scalding lime.
   A cure for a sore throat is to eat garlick a garden vegetable like onions or leek.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
         1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)

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   English

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   Mamie Downey

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   Age

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   Hugh Crehan

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