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School: Aonach Urmhumhan, Clochar na Trócaire

Location:
Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Celestine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 342

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  1. Local Cures

    “In the olden times it was very hard to get a doctor as they were not as they are nowadays as plentiful, so the people had to try and cure their own sickness.”

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    In the olden times it was very hard to get a doctor as they were not as they are nowadays as plentiful, so the people had to try and cure their own sickness.
    One of the old cures for a person with a sore throat was to put hot salt in the foot of their stocking when going to bed and put it around their throat and then
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Maher
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Summerhill, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr J. Maher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    43
    Occupation
    Shopkeeper
    Address
    Summerhill, Co. Tipperary