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School: Fleasgach (roll number 15842)

Location:
Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 385

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    An old cure for the whooping cough is to put the child (he or she) under a donkey's stomach. A cure for rheumatism is to put a certain herb called the Reisin Ban to the sore spot. If there is a thorn in anyone's hand a fox's tongue can cure it. A frog is very good for toothache. If a stone falls on your foot and cuts it severly an old cure for it is to get a cobweb off a rafter and wap it round the injured part of the limb. If a boy gets a toss of a bike in which he batters his hands or feet especially the knees an old cure to take the poison
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    J. Dowd
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs W. Dowd
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway