School: Tuar an Fhíona, Cluain Meala

Location:
Tooraneena, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Gearóid Ó Coindealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0647, Page 228

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    milk. When that is done let the dog lap up the milk. When the dog finds out that the piece of a timber is there he will remove it quite easily.
    If you had a very sore throat the best remedy is to drink the soup of a chicken as hot as you could bear it.
    When you would cut your finger with a rusty knife you could cure it by burning the knife.
    If you had a pain in your back lie down and let another man walk on it.
    If there would be a wart on your hand, spit on it every morning before your breakfast and you will cure it.
    If a person had a pain in their stomach. drink hot water every morning and they would not get the pain any other time.
    By putting moss on a cut finger the blood would stop.
    If a pain came into your stomach and if you would spit under a stone the pain would go.
    If a person didn't eat any meat on St. Stephen's Day he wouldn't be sick
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Teidhirs
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cahernaleague, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Buachaillí na Scoile
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male