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School: Cnoc an Iubhair (B.)

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Kealid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 251

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  1. Local Cures

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    Bad Stomack: -
    Cow's water was a cure. It was called "the water of all flowers".
    To scrape the skin off the elder tree and boil it in water was another cure.
    Sore throat: -
    To boil the bark of the oak tree, and mix it with alum was a cure for this.
    Sore hand: -
    If you robbed a bird's nest you would get a sore hand and the cure for it was a plaster of cow-dung to be put on it.
    Craos galar: -
    To get a gander and put him in a box, and when morning would dawn
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    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
    John O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Informant
    Patrick O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Beennanaspuck, Co. Kerry