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School: St. Brendan's (C.), Blennerville

Location:
Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0441, Page 134

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    Toothache. Put soot and salt into it.
    Sprain-leg. Wash your leg in potato water
    Sore throat. Put a stocking around your neck.
    Warts Pull the dandelion and rub it to them.
    Corns Walk out in the dew of the grass for nine mornings.
    Boils Put a tobacco leaf up to them and they will go away.
    Chilblains Walk out in the grass barefoot for nine mornings, and they will go away.
    Sties Rub your fasting spit to them for nine mornings.
    Measles A glass of hot whiskey.
    Cuts. Put a cobweb to the cut to stop the blood
    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
    Margaret Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Blennerville, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Blennerville, Co. Kerry