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School: An Clochar, Port Omna

Location:
Portumna, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Lorcáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0057, Page 0400

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    ever he told you, would cure it. A fox's tongue was used for taking out a thorn. A toothache was cured by smoking a pipe and letting the smoke through the bad tooth - pepper was also used.
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    A well known as "St Kiarans' Well" in Rathcabbin is visited by many people suffering from sore eyes.
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    A herb known as the gladam-herb was used as a remedy for the mumps. People used to gather the leaves and sew them together with white thread and prod each leaf well with a needle and then hold them to the fire for a while. Tie them up around the head and the mumps disappeared.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patsy Slevin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilregane, Co. Tipperary