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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 034

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    The old people in Roscrea have very peculiar cures. They believe that if a person is taking fits and if the garment nearest the body is removed and burnt they will be cured. Another cure is to burn a hole in the floor after the fit has been taken.
    If a person has a toothache he should chew a piece of tobacco, roll it in a small piece of muslin and put it in his ear.
    A cure for warts is to make a sign of the cross with a straw
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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
    Evie Cahill
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs W. Cahill
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 57