School: Ardee (Mercy Convent) (roll number 8445)

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   Cures 1. The milk of dandelions cures the flu 2. To let a cat lick a core it will get better 3. The blossom of a whin bush will cure stomach trouble 4. A piece of roasted leather and lard will cure a sore heal 5. The juice of a spanish onion and some brown sugar will cure a sore throat 6. The sprouts of cabbage and lard will cure a burn Kathleen Caffrey Harristown Ardee Co Louth

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Caffery

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Harristown, Co. Louth

2. Cures

   

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   1. For sore eyes to bless the eyes with a gooseberry thorn nine times and when finished with it throw across your right shoulder
   2. For a swollen leg or hand is to poultice it with a herb called March- Mallis
   3. For mumps is to go to a pig sty three mornings in succession blessing yourself each time and coming out again
   4.For a chin cough is the leavings of the ferret
   5. The cure for a sore throat is to tie your God Mother garter round your neck until the soreness goes away
   Nancy Mc Guinness
   The Glebe
   Ardee
   Co Louth

   

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