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School: Cluain Fhada (C.) (roll number 15558)

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Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mrs. Flood
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    Tooth ache:- Pepper and mustard
    Boils:- Mearan water.
    Bad cuts to stop bleeding:- Put cob web on the cut.
    Ireach:-Rub castor oil on it.
    Pain in the ear:- Put unsalted butter in to the ear.
    Sore foot:- Chicken weed.
    Quinsey:- Four boiled onions in a stocking to put around the neck.
    Hoarseness:- Salt and sand in a little bag around the neck.
    Burn:- The white of an egg.
    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
    Delia Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortamarle, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Thomas Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Gortamarle, Co. Roscommon