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   LOCAL CURES Whooping Cough – An old cure for it was to do what the first man you would see riding on a white horse would tell you. Thrush – A child that never saw his father could cure “thrush” by breathing into his mouth three mornings in succession when fasting. A gander also could cure this disease by breathing into the person’s mouth three times in succession and by being fasting. Rheumatic Pains - A cure for rheumatic pains is to boil a plant called Marsh Mallows for twenty-four hours, and the juice of it is rubbed on when cold. Toothache – A cure for a toothache is to lick a frog three times or to rub a dead man’s finger to the inside of your mouth. Warts – It is said that a snail rubbed to warts will cure them or water out of a fort. Sore Eyes – Rub a gold ring to them three times.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nora Lane

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Knawhill, Co. Cork