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   Sores: Put fresh butter and primrose leaves on them. St. Patrick's are also used. Hoof Bound, Horses or donkeys: Make a poultice of Hemlock and put it on the foot. Mumps: Put the donkeys collar on the person and lead him to a stream. He must take three sups of the water. Measles: Boil nettles and drink the juice. Hooping cough: Drink donkeys milk. Cough in horses or in donkeys: Mix water cress with their meat. Water cress is also good for people. Boils: The juice of bog bine is the cure. Kidney disease: Boil forget-me-nots and drink the juice.

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2. Leigheasanna

   

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   Burns: If a person would lick the arc-sleibhe three times he would have the
   cure of a burn.
   Chin Cough: Donkey's milk is good for chin cough. Also if you would put a donkey's collar on a child and take it to a stream and it to drink three drops it would cure the mumps.
   Foul mouth: A person that did not see its father has the cure of the foul mouth. A girl that lives quite close to us never saw her father, and she cured a little baby of it , by

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