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School: Clonoulty (roll number 578)

Location:
Clonoulty, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Timothy Gleeson
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    Pour boiling water into a thick-necked bottle. When heated pour out water and immediately place mouth of bottle on palm of hand to keep hot air in.
    Apply the mouth of the bottle to the boil and the suction extracts the 'pus.'
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. boils (~39)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortnaskehy, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr Andrew Moynihan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corbally, Co. Tipperary