School: Cill Seanaigh (B.), Inis (roll number 10517)

Location:
Kilshanny, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Mícheál Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0617, Page 222

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0617, Page 222

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  1. Colds. To put garlic into your boots, and to drink hot milk.
    Rheumatism. To go to Lisdoonvarna and to take hot baths, after a while to come home and go to bed and sweat as much as you could.
    Consumption. To keep out in the sunshine and to take plenty eggs and new milk.
    Whooping Cough. To put the child under an asses stomach.
    Tooth ache. To chew tobacco, to smoke a pipe to put cotton wool and lysol to the sore tooth.
    St. Anthony's fire. To get the seventh son and to blow his breath three times on the sore.
    Ringworm. To write your name with a pen and ink round it.
    Yellow jaundice. To drink for three days but black tea.
    Bleeding. If a person was bleeding badly from a cut to wash would with cold water.
    Warts. To get somebody to count the warts and whoever would count them it is said they would take them.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Stiofán Ó Ceallaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilshanny, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Michael Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilshanny, Co. Clare