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School: Doire Gealbhan (B.), Ceann Tuirc (roll number 9787)

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Derrygalun, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire de Lonndra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0355, Page 445

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    In olden times the people of our district had a lot of cures. They would perform a trick called cleas na peiste. If a child had the chincough the cure for it is to walk the child nine times around a white donkey. If you had a sour mouth, the cure for it is to put a gooses beak into your mouth. A dock-leaf is a cure for a sting of a nettle.
    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
    Jimmie Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrygalun, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr P. Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrygalun, Co. Cork