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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)

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Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0552, Page 340

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    is a good cure for a headache, To cure tired feet: is to rub zam-buc to them every night. A good cure for warts is to fill a bag of stones and then throw them away. If anybody picked up the bag of stones they would get the warts and the other person would get rid of them.
    A good cure for chilblains is to rub paraffin-oil or Iodine to them or to slice a lemon and rub it to them. When the old people used to have a toothache they put salt into the tooth if there was a hole in it. Then it was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peg Toohey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fianna Road, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Toohey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fianna Road, Co. Tipperary