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School: Cill an Daingin, Nenagh (roll number 6658)

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Killadangan, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó hOgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 014

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    it into a poultice. Then you should put it on the swelling.
    When you have erysipelous if you put hot dried flour on the place affected it will cure it.
    A drop of the blood of children of parents whose parents have the same names will cure "wildfire". To keep wildfire from spreading you should rub a piece of gold to. A real black-cats' blood will also cure it.
    A child born after the death of it's father is supposed to be able to cure certain diseases
    A boy is supposed to able to cure "yellow jaundice" and a girl "sore-eyes."
    If a person happened to take poison accidently, mix soot and salt together and take it. This will prevent the (poison) poison from doing the person any harm.
    If a person's nose is bleeding put a cold iron or a door-key down his back and the bleeding will stop. Turpentine and red flannel is an old cure for a pain
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie Starr
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisquillibeen, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Maisie Cleary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killadangan, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Margaret Starr
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisquillibeen, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Maura Collins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockanacartan, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Mickie Hogan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Larkin's Hill, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Peg Cleary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Rita Morrissey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prospect East, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Sally Darcy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rockview, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Sara Hogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Larkin's Hill, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr John Cleary
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr John Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Knockanacartan, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Cleary
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    41
    Address
    Killadangan, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Hogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Larkin's Hill, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Knockanacartan, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs O' Meara
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Rockview, Co. Tipperary