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School: Cnoc an Iubhair (B.)

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Kealid, Co. Kerry
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Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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    their tongue under the sore eye. They will cure it.
    V. Warts: -
    Rub the juice of a milky thistle to the wart, it will cure it. If you get water in a stone without being looking for it, and rub it to the warts it will banish them also.
    VI. Measles: -
    To boil sheep's manure with milk and drink it is a cure for measles.
    VII. Corns: -
    If you have corns get a gallon of bog water and wash your feet in it, it will cure them.
    VIII. Toothache: -
    If you have a pain in your tooth get a grain of pepper and salt and put it into the tooth, it will cure it immediately.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maurice Clancy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Informant
    William Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Gortdromagownagh, Co. Kerry