School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn

Location:
Callan, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Br. P. Ó Gairbheith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0853, Page 150

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  1. Local Cures
    Ques. 1. Cure for whooping cough
    Ans: Steeped onion and brown sugar
    Ques. 2. A good cure for measles
    Ans: Hot whey
    Ques. 3. Sore throat
    Ans: Burned salt in a stocking or flannel
    Ques. 4. A great cure for the mumps
    Ans: Roasted gladium and hogs lard
    Ques. 5. A good remedy for a toothache
    Ans. Pinch of mustard down in the tooth
    Ques. 6. Celery seed
    Ans. For rheumatism
    Ques. 7. For asthma
    Ans: Hot lemonade
    Ques. 8. Fort any kind of a cough or cold
    Ans: Roasted apples and sugar
    Ques. 9. Goose grease for lumps of any kind
    Ques. 10. For an inward pain
    Ans: A drop of burnt brandy
    Ques. 11. For scalded feet
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sean Holden
    Gender
    Male