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School: Ss. Peter & Paul (B.), Balbriggan

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Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Liam Cadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0783, Page 309

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    Last week the teacher told us to collect as many cures as we could. Here are some I got from my grandmother.
    1. To banish warts put black ink on them every day
    2. To stop a hiccough drink a cup of cold water slowly
    3.To stop flatulence dissolve a little bread soda in hot water
    4. Got burns and scalds- dissolve a little bread-soda and hot water in a cup, soak a bandage in it and put it on the injured part, olive oil may also be used
    5. Got a soar throat heat some salt,then put this in a woollen sock when applied to the throat it eases the pain
    6. Got a poultice sugar and soap may be used for a boil
    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
    James Corrigan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    16735
    Informant
    Mrs A. Corrigan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75