School: Dromclough (C.),

Location:
Kilcarra Beg, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
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    the patient.
    Tooth-ache was cured. A piece of alum was put into the hole in the tooth. If any of the family had thrush or 'craos-collar' in the mouth, the woman of the house put in the gander at night, and kept him fasting till morning; the sick child was also fasting; the gander was brought in, and the child's mouth was opened, and his beak was actually put into the child's mouth till he breathed there.
    When a child was very bad with whooping - cough, the man of the house went to the fairs, and watched
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Flaherty
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Ellen Foley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Mountcoal, Co. Kerry