Cough: A cure for the cough was flax seed, liquorice and candy boiled together and taken in spoonfuls.Cut: A cure for cuts long ago was to put a cobweb on it to stop the bleeding.Scratch: If a person got a scratch the best cure was a 'fasting spit.'Teresa Hyland Loughkeeran Ballyvary
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