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    5. Long ago when the people had cracks on their hands the would wash them in the cow's urion and they would be all right.
    6. If a person had sore eyes they would wash them in black tea, the last thing at night.
    7. If a person had a cold they would boil all the herbs and give them the juice to drink at night and the cold would be gone in the morning
    8. If a person had a sore throat, they would put a stocking of roasted potatoes against they throat the last thing at night
    9. If a person had corns, to wet oat-meal and put it between the corns at night, before going to bed.
    10. Rheumatism, to boil paraphin (paraffin) oil and rub it against it.
    11. If a person had a stone-bruise they would put a bit of bacon on it.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Gibney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Tom Disken
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kiltullagh, Co. Galway