School: Murher (B.) (roll number 13540)

Location:
Murher, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0404, Page 477

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Chilblains:- Wet brown paper and rub it to them.
    Sore Throat:- Roast a red onion and lay it on the throat.
    Ringworm:- Write your name all round the edge of it.
    Sting:- Chew tobacco and put it on the sting.
    Pain in your back:- Let a child that never saw his father walk across your back.
    Pain in your side:- If you get a pain in your side put a spit under a stone.
    Warts:- Rub your fasting spit to it for
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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