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School: An Bóthar Buí (B.), Áth Treasna (roll number 16396)

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Boherboy, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Gealbháin
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    The lees of porter were used for ripening and drawing ulcers.
    A sore eye cured by rubbing your fasting-spit to it or by rubbing a wedding-ring to it
    The seventh son in a family was called the Doctor. He picked thorns, pared corns etc
    It was considered wrong to pick a thorn in the finger, as it might cause blood poisoning. Evidently the people of those days didn't realize that the dirt which collected in the hand and got into the unprotected and disinfected sore that caused the blood poisoning
    Torrentilla used for curing tooth-ache.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Galvin
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Islandbrack, Co. Cork