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School: Ahane (C.) Lisnagry (roll number 563)

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Ahane, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
L. T. Walsh
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  1. Cures for Sore Throat

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    1) In the olden times the people used to cure a sore throat by putting a stocking round their necks until it was cured.
    2) They used get roast potatoes and put them into a stocking and then put them to their necks for one night.
    3) Another cure for sore throat is to put salt into a stocking and heating the stocking and put it to their necks until it was cured.
    4) They used to get the juice of the raspberries leaves boiled well was a cure for a sore throat.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. sore throat (~69)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Halloran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drominboy, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs O' Halloran
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drominboy, Co. Limerick