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School: Drumakill (roll number 6365)

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Drumakill, Co. Monaghan
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Florence Harrison
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 053

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    Chilblains.
    A horse shoe put into the fire until it is red hot and then put into potato water is good for chillblains. To paint your hands with iodine is good for chillblains too. Washing hands with chilblains in salty water is good for them too. The juice of raw onions rubbed on chilblains helps to put them away. People say that those who have chillblains on their feet should walk barefooted in the first snow that comes in Winter Olive oil and metholated spirits keep chillblains from breaking and ease the pain.
    Colic.
    To stand on ones head is a good remedy for the colic or to go down the stairs on ones hands is good for it too. A hot brand poultice is goodfor it too. A drink of hot brandy or whiskey is good for curing it too.
    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
    Violet Somerville
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumleek South, Co. Monaghan