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   There is the "Chinc well' in Donabate. The water in it has to be drunk by the people. The measles is is supposed to be cured within a few days.
   A cure for a sore mouth which is locally called, "the thrush", is a child that never saw his father, to blow his breath down the childs neck three times, in the name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."

   

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2. Local Cures

   

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   An old cure for ringworm is to mix the ears of burnt straw with melted lard into an ointment and rub them on it. A cure for a pain in the ear is to put bacon in it. Unsalted May butter is used for different cures because the fresh herbs are supposed to be in the land in the month of May. Goose-grease is also a cure for different ailments (spraing). If a person has a cold it can be cured by drinking boiled buttermilk mixed with butter and

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maureen Kearns

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Newtown, Co. Dublin