School: Kilmagner, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 11337)

Location:
Kilmagner, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Scannail
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    the neck.
    People make a dog lick pimples to cure them.
    Swellings in the flesh were cured by putting penny or a stone against them. The old people cured a burn by rubbing paraffin oil to it. Another way to cure a burn was by rubbing bread soda to it in order that it might not blister.
    A bleading nose was stopped by putting a key down the back. It was stopped also by laying flat on the back.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.