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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 185

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    Cures.
    If persons had hiccoughs they should stuff their hands and drink water.
    If people had sore feet they should boil young ivy leaves and they rub it to them and they would be cured.
    If people got sprains they should rub goose fat
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Bourke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghbeg, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    A. Bourke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Curraghbeg, Co. Limerick