School: Caisleán Uí Liatháin (B.) (roll number 1867)

Location:
Castlelyons, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0381, Page 063

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0381, Page 063

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Meade
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Andrew Meade
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Grange, Co. Cork
  2. Hot porter is the best for measles.
    A cure for a pain in the ear is the ribbon that it put out St. Brigid's night.
    It will also cure a head-ache.
    A cure for a worm in a cows tail is to cut the hair off the tail and put a cut about six inches long half-way up the tail and then put a fist of salt into the cut.
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