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School: Áth Treasna (C.) (roll number 16648)

Location:
Newmarket, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mhurthile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 039

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    a pain in the back The seventh son of the family is called a doctor and is supposed to have a cure.
    There is an herb called "eye bright" growing in the moss and it is a cure for sore eyes. The cure for a sty is to rub a gold ring to it. three mornings in succession.
    Water found on top of a bridge or stone is a cure for warts. or to get a bag and put a pebble for each wart into it. And to put the bag at the cross of four roads. The first person who would take the bag would get the warts.
    The seventh son or daughter has the power of healing.
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    “A cobweb was put on a cut to stop bleeding chilblains were rubbed with parrafin oil.”

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    A cobweb was put on a cut to stop bleeding chilblains were rubbed with parrafin oil. A ganders beak put into a childs
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. chilblains (~51)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Ní Laoghaire
    Gender
    Female