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School: Thomastown Convent (roll number 16028)

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Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
An tSr M. Lelia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858, Page 102

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    The people sought remedies for certain ailments in the following ways.
    When anyone had a sty the woman of the house made the sign of the cross on the sore eye with her ring.
    If a person had a sore throat the cure was to gargle it with salt and water.
    To prick a bile with a thorn was believed to cure it. When a person has indigestion the cure was to drink the milk out of the dandelion.
    To dip your finger which has a whitle on it in hot water was supposed to cure it.
    The water of the well of Saint Columkille is said to cure
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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
    Kitty Beck
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Beck
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny