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School: Leithrinn

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Lerhin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Ó Labhradha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 210

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    Long ago when the people got a cold they mixed the white of an egg with vinegar, sugar and a lemon and they drank it and it cured the cold. When a person got the measles they drank whisky and water and it cured the measles.
    When people got scabs they heated creame and they rubbed
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Labhrás Ó Domhnalláin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shantallow, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Seán Ó Domhnalláin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shantallow, Co. Galway