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School: Baile Lochnáin

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Riverstown, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0531, Page 177

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    “In olden times when doctors were scarce and it cost people a good sum of money to be cured...”

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    bush it will cure it.
    The cures for a wart are as follows. If you go into a neighbours house and steal a lump of fat bacon and bury it according as it rots the wart will go. Wart weed is also another cure.
    Roasted salt or potatoes in a stocking is the cure for a sore throat.
    If you find water in a stone and dip your finger into it it will also cure a wart.
    To bathe the eyes in cold tea or spring water is the remedy for weak eyes. To bathe a whittle in hot potato water or to put a poultice on it is also a good cure.
    The cure for burns are to rub paraffin oil or sweet oil on
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Treasa Ní Gealbháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Riverstown, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Michael Galvin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58