Scoil: Boston (uimhir rolla 10212)

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1. Local Cures (ar lean)

   

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   to cure the Whooping Cough.
   A sty on the eye is cured by pointing a gooseberry thorn nine times to it.
   A child born after its father's death, has the cure of thrush, or sore mouth in Infants.
   A dock leaf cures the sting of a nettle.
   To cure rheumatism cut one half of a raw potato in two parts, wear one half down the back and the other on the front, and the rheumatism vanishes.
   There is a "Wart Well" near here to cure warts.
   Another wart cure is to pull three straws out of a stack, bury them, and when they are rotted, the warts will have gone.
   Chillblains are cured by rubbing with paraffin oil.
   A cut in the hand, if licked by the dog is supposed to be cured.
   If the hand bleeds from a cut, a cobweb will stop the flow.
   A frog put to the cheek a while cures toothache.
   A Thaw Lock or Tá luc, is cured by wearing a tight, firm, leather strap on the wrist for some time.
   To cure neuralgia brown paper is burnt and the sufferer tries to swallow the smoke as it burns.

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   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

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