School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)

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   half-pound of whitening and a half-pint of vinegar, and apply it to the swelling. A great cure for a swelling is to get bog moss and boil it, and put it on the part affected.

   The dandelion is a great cure for "rheumatism" and this flower has to be boiled, and the juice of it has to be drunk.

   (Dermot Minton, Aughrim Hill)

   

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2. Local Cures

   

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   A cure for a headache is to hang out a silk handkerchief on St. Bridget's night, and when you get a headache, to put the handkerchief to it. A cure for chilblains is to rub a hot iron lightly over them. Soot in your tea is a cure for pimples, and to put your head over hot tea is a cure for a headache. To stop a cut from bleeding, burn a piece of paper, and put the ashes of it on the cut. A cure for rash - Get starch and wet it in a bowl with cold water. Mix into paste and put it on the affected part. A cure for a corn - Get about one handful of blue stone, and wet it with hot water in a small jar. Put it into a basin and

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Kenny

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Fairfield, Co. Galway