School: Ráthdubháin (roll number 9385)

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1. Local Cures (continued)

   

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   at night round the neck, the stocking worn during the day to help to cure it.
   Poultices of linseed meal were often used to cure pneumonia and this remedy was also used for boils.
   For wounds that did not bleed, leeches were often applied to draw the bad blood. Iodine was usually rubbed on to a cut.
   When children had whooping cough, often donkey's milk was given them to drink as a cure.
   The blossom of the furze was considered a good remedy for yellow jaundice.
   A poultice of mustard was often applied to the chest for a bad cold.
   If the eyes are sore, owning to a cold, a remedy was to bathe the eye with cold tea.
   Chilblains should be rubbed over with turpentine often paraffin was used instead.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Amlaoig Ó Loingsigh

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballydaly, Co. Cork