School: Ballyhurst, Tipperary (roll number 4562)

Location:
Ballyhusty, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Stás, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0579, Page 237

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Camea, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Address
    Camea, Co. Tipperary
  2. Cures for a sty is to look through a gold ring. Cure for warts is to rub a snail to them. A cure for a burn is to put a dock leaf around it. You would get a cure for the chin cough from the first man you meet with a white horse. A cure for the chincough is turnips cut up and brown sugar and leave it for a day.
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