School: Léim Lárach, Carraig Thuathail (roll number 4118)

Location:
Leamlara, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Nia (Meville?)
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  1. In this district a farmer cut the tongue out of a fox to get a needle out of a man's body and gave it to the doctor.
    To cure a toothache-: is to find a cuckoo's spit and rub it to the tooth,
    Another cure for a toothache -: is to put a frog into your mouth and make him screach and then it would go away.
    To cure a corn on your toe -: is to kill a fox and cut off his tongue and rub it to the corn.
    To cure a pain in your head rub Cas Dubh to it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Hegarty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garranes, Co. Cork
  2. A cure for a cut is to rub the Bucalán weed to it.
    To cure a pain in your ear get the Currigfracan.[?]
    Inán talamh ;- for a sore heel.
    Another cure for a toothache is to
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.