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School: Clochar na Trócaire (Convent of Mercy)

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    it dies, the child will have power to cure all diseases.
    A child born after the death of his father has power over fever.
    Wild Sage boiled down and the water used as a drink is good for broken ribs.
    Wild Fire as it was called was cured by means of the blood of a pure black cat.
    If a child had the whooping cough it could be cured by bringing a donkey into the house and passing the child under the donkey three times.
    Fairy Thimble - cure for heart
    Adams Blanket - cure for consumption
    Coltsfoot - cure for Asthma
    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
    Bríd Ní Mhathúna
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Maulicarrane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Seán Ó Mathúna
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Maulicarrane, Co. Cork