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School: Cluain Fhada (roll number 15091)

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Cloonfad More, Co. Roscommon
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Eibhlín Ní Thighearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0249, Page 118

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    In former times very many remedies were tried for the cure of the toothache and other ailments. To cure the toothache smoking a pipe and rubbing the tooth with alum was considered good. Another cure was to burn paper on a plate and put the burned paper on the tooth. "Thrush" was a disease that used to come on the tongue. A posthumous child is said to have the cure of this disease. It was cured by blowing the (breadth) breath into the mouth three times. Another cure was to mix boric powder and glycerine together and rub it on the tongue.
    Chin Cough was cured by giving a ferret a large
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    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
    Ellen Conolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toomore, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Teresa Conolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toomore, Co. Roscommon