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School: An Gleann Garbh (roll number 2379)

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Glengarriff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caoimhín Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0279, Page 195

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    A cure they had for burns was an ointment made from butter. They would boil unsalted butter. When it would get hard they would rub it on the burn and it was supposed to cure it.
    A cure they had to get a thorn out of their foot was to get the tongue of a dead fox and put it up to it and it would take the thorn out.
    A cure they had for a sore was they would mix soap and sugar together and rub it on the sore and it would cure it
    A cure they had for rheumatism was
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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
    Brighid Ní Shúilleabháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Skehil, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Máire Bean Uí Néill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Skehil, Co. Cork