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School: Dún Mór (cailíní)

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Dunmore, Co. Galway
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Eibhlín Halliday
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    “Turpentine is put on loaf sugar and given to children who are suffering from worms.”

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    1. Heard from my father M. Lyons
    2. Shrule Dunmore Tuam
    3. Farmer
    4.
    5. Heard by him from his parents.
    Turpentine is put on loaf sugar and given to children who are suffering from worms.
    Snails are allowed to crawl on and suck boils in order to cure them. People dring lime water to cure boils and they also drink milk in which there is sulpher to cure them.
    People suffering from consumption from consumption drink asses' milk.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
            1. medicine for animal sicknesses (~175)
              1. worms (~35)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    M. Lyons
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Shrule, Co. Galway