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School: Glasthule (St Joseph's Boys)

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Glasthule, Co. Dublin
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P. Ó Cuinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0796, Page 173

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    mixture, and hold the head well back. keep the water as far down the throat as possible, for a short period, then spit it up. Repeat this action until the water is spent out. This cure is called "gargling". It is still used by the inhabitants of the country and of the city.
    A good cure for a person who has taken weak, is to hold both wrists under a tap, and let the cold water flow on them.
    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
    Gearód Ó hEaslip
    Gender
    Male