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School: Cill Mín, Béal Átha Fhinghín (roll number 12160)

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Cill Mhín, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Ite Dawson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0308, Page 017

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    Measles :-
    1. To give the patient sheep's milk.
    2. To give the person cats' milk.
    Whooping-Cough :-
    (1) Leavings of ferrets' milk
    (2) Cats' milk.
    (3) Donkey's milk.
    Cut Finger :-
    (1) Draw a cobweb across the cut.
    (2) Needle across cut inside bandage.
    Pain in Stomach :-
    (1) Hot pot cover.
    (2) Heat flour and put on stomach.
    Toothache :-
    (1) Sugar and potatoes mixed in water.
    (2) "Stuff" your two ears with tobacco and go to bed.
    (3) Drink cold water
    (4) "Stuff" your ears with a bag - to bed.
    (5) Put cold water in your mouth.
    A Pain in the Head :-
    (1) Rub your head with dry soap.
    (2) Wash your face with cold water.
    (3) Hot potatoes in a cap on your head.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English