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School: Kilkenny Convent (roll number 13885)

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Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
An tSr. Borgin
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  1. Old Cures

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    In olden times people had many different cures:
    1. Buttermilk and clay rubbed to sore eyes will cure them.
    2. To cure warts get linen thread and put a knot on the thread for every wart. Then put the thread in a double hawthorn bush and when the thread rots the warts will fall off.
    3. For a cough get an egg and stick a needle in it. Suck the white of the egg and it will cure the cough.
    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
    Kitty Tynan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    John's Bridge, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Tynan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    John's Bridge, Co. Kilkenny