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School: Baile an Mhuilinn, An Droichead Nua (roll number 16654)

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Milltown, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
S.P. Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 431

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    The following is a list of the few cures which are still practised in this locality.
    The cure for a tooth-ache is to chew a certain weed which grows in this locality. The weed of course is poison but if it is chewed without being swallowed it will cure the tooth-ache.
    The sting of a hived bee cures rheumatism if the bee stings you where the rhumatism is.
    If you get the sting of a nettle and rub a dock leaf to it, it will take the itch out of it and prevent it from blistering.
    I got these cures from my father
    Age 51 years William Tiernan
    Signed: E. Tiernan
    Miltown
    Newbridge
    Co. Kildare
    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
    E. Tiernan
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    William Tiernan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    51
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Kildare