School: Ceis (roll number 15342)

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1. Local Cures (continued)

   

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   If a person drinks a drop of milk previously tasted by a ferret, the person will have this disease only in a mild form.
   Measles : -
   Milk in which the roots of red nettles have been boiled is supposed to be the best cure for measles.
   Eaysipelas : -
   A person both of whose parents bore the surname of Cryan has the cure of this disease. A drop of this person's blood is mixed with unsalted butter and rubbed on the sore spot on Mondays and Thursdays.

   

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2. Local Cures

   

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   There were and are still certain people who have the cure for the head-fever. They say some prayers and measure the head with a

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Costelloe

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Greenan, Co. Sligo

   Informant

   Mrs P. Henry

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Greenan, Co. Sligo