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School: Naas (Mercy Convent) (roll number 15040)

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Naas, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Na Siúracha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776, Page 374

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    Cures
    Stye on eye: A strange married lady to rub her marriage ring on the eye once each day for three days.
    Swellings: rub a cold stone for three minutes and the swelling will go down.
    Stings: Rub a wet dock leaf on the place where the sting is.
    Burns: Plaster soad bread and buttermilk as soon as you can after it happens and the blister will not come on.
    Boils: Eat young nettles which have been bolied.
    Goitre: Take three drops of Frecnh Iodine in three teaspoonfuls of water.
    Sprained foot: Let running water flow around the affected part.
    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
    Statia Costello
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sallins Road, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Mrs Costello
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sallins Road, Co. Kildare