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School: Corrovally, Achadh Dúin, An Sciobairín (roll number 13961)

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Corravoley, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Eileen Reid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0294, Page 253

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    Old people in this district long ago had many cures. It is known for a fact that when a person wanted to have a thorn taken out of his hands or feet he used to get the tongue of a fox and put it up to the thorn and it used to come out quite easily.
    For rheumatism they used to gather some parts of a plant called the "Devil's Bit", and they used to pour boiling water over it and leave it in a pot near the fire to simmer for a few hours. After that they used to bottle it and drink it as required. This was considered an excellent cure for rheumatism.
    To purify the blood they used to gather some sprats of "bisom"
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardura Beg, Co. Cork
    Informant
    R. Connell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ardura Beg, Co. Cork