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School: An Clochar, Roscrea

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Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
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An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 024

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    Corns:
    Rub corns with a pig tail three times and make the sign of the cross . They soon disappear.
    Earache:
    For an earache, the saph(sic) of an Ash tree is recommended. Prepare as follows: - Get a piece of an Ash tree and burn it. When it is burnt sort of oil comes from it. Put this into the ear and it will be cured.
    Sore Throat:
    To cure a sore throat heat some sugar and put it into a stocking, then put the stocking around the neck and the sore throat will go.
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    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
    Philomena Tobin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Parkmore, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs John Mangan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    72
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Offaly