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School: Leath-fhearann, Malla (roll number 3548)

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Laharan, Co. Cork
Teacher:
R. Barrow
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0364, Page 085

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    Sore Eyes - Cold tea and spring water are used as cures for sore eyes. It is also believed that certain holy-wells have a healing power for them.
    Boils - Soap and sugar mixed as a poultice and white bread steeped in water are cures for boils.
    Sore Ears - The juice of an ash tree, taken from it while burning and poured into the ear when cold is supposed to heal a sore ear.
    Headaches - Washing soda rubbed to the forehead gives relief to the person effected.
    Stomach Trouble - Dandlion is used many times a cure for stomach trouble.
    Sore Lips - Cream is used as a cure for sore lips.
    "Whicklows" - The leaf of a dock wrapped about a finger on which a "whicklow" had come was supposed to cure it in former times and so the old people say to-day.
    Rheumatism - Stings of honey-bees are good for rheumatism.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Daniel Casey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Donaghmore, Co. Cork