School: Boher, Bushfield. Nenagh (roll number 9190)

Location:
Boher, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Margaret A. Malone
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0538, Page 263

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    Bleedings.
    (a) A cobweb was put on a cut to stop bleeding.7(b) A blade of rib-grass was put in the mouth and chewed and then spat out on the cut.
    Wild Fire.
    The blood of a man named Welsh or the blood of a man whose father and mother had the same surname rubbed to Wild Fire on three different occasions cured it.
    Toothache.
    (a) In the morning when dressing put the stocking on the left foot first and you will not have toothace that day.
    (b) Hold a frog in your mouth and let him jump three times in it and the toothache will go away.
    Pain in the Back
    A seventh son where there is
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English