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School: Crecora, Tobar Pádraig (roll number 9668)

Location:
Crecora, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0526, Page 104

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    Toothache - Smoke brown paper or a little washing soda ground finely and sniffed up side of nose nearest affected tooth blowing vigorously. This causes water to issue from tooth and ease the pain.
    Whooping cough. - Milk left after ferrit will cure the whoping cough. Ask the first man met riding a grey horse what will cure the "chin-cough."
    Warts - Water found stagnant in rock used as cure for warts.
    Sore eyes - Garden thistle or visiting St Patrick's Well.
    Pain in back. - Cured by going under rock.
    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
    Seán Ó Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lemonfield, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Seán Ó Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lemonfield, Co. Limerick