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School: Ráth Coille (roll number 15705)

Location:
Rathkell, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aindrias Ó Mórdha
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  1. A Cure for a Pain in the Back

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    A pain in the back can be cured in the following way:
    Get a naggin of turpentine, a naggin of vinegar, and the yolk of four or five eggs and mix them together. Put the mixture into a bottle and leave it aside for a day. Then rub some of it on the back daily and after a few days the pain will go.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. backache (~25)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maudie Joyce
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenavenew, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Moffatt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenavenew, Co. Mayo