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School: An Drom (Drom Thurles) (roll number 585)

Location:
Drom, Co. Tipperary
Teachers:
Pilib Ó Ó Muireadhaigh Pádraig Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0550, Page 281

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    away all diseases for the year.
    For corns the people got an ivy-leaf and steeped it in vinegar. Then they rubbed it to the corns. After rubbing this to the corns for a few days they would be cured.
    For boils the people got sugar and soap mixed together and rubbed it to the boils.
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  2. Local Cures

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    To cure a chin-cough is to drink the white of an egg mixed with sugar and water.
    A cure for a toothache is to put a little bit of soot and salt into it.
    A cure for a pain in the back is olive oil and red flannel put to it.
    A cure for Rheumatism is to put on a piece of brown paper on to where it is and then rub it over with a luke-warm iron over the brown paper.
    Dandelion is a cure for consumption. The plant is boiled and the water
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward Kirwan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockagh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Michael Kirwan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockagh, Co. Tipperary