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School: Ballyfasey, Glenmore (roll number 9880)

Location:
Ballyfasy Lower, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 548

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  1. Old Cures

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    In olden times if any one had the Measles they used to take boiled milk mixed with sheeps manure. It was said that if any one had a pain in their tooth they used to lick a frog. In a certain district there is a very big stone and they are holes in it for ones fingers and a hole in it for ones head and if any one put their head down in it they would never have a pain in their head.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinlammy, Co. Kilkenny

  2. Local Cures

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    The cure for a sty on the eye is to let it with a thorn form a gooseberry bush.
    The cure for a rising finger is a raw onion or cow-dung.
    The cure for a cut is to heat wax to a fire and stick it to the cut.
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