School: Drumatemple (B.) (roll number 7496)

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   snail and rub him on it.
   57. The cure for inflamed eyes was to get unsalted butter and melt it in a lamp without a globe. it was burned and a vessel put over it to catch the soot. The soot was rubbed on the eyes.
   58. The old people took nettle-broth three times in March because they believed they would have good health if they did.
   59.They also took water-cress fifteen mornings in May and if they did they would have good health for the year.
   60. If a person had a cramp in his leg he would tie an eel skin round it.
   61. If a person had a tálach in his hand he would put an eel skin round it.

   

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   62. If a posthumous child breaths into a persons sore mouth it will get better. 63. If you have a pain in your side you should spit on a stone three times. Put it down in the same place and it will go. 64. If a child has a whooping cough it should be put out between a grey-mares fore legs and it will get better. 65. If shoe-makers wax is rubbed on a corn

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bernard Keenan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cloonagrassan, Co. Roscommon