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School: Kentstown (roll number 1599)

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Kentstown, Co. Meath
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Pádraig Ó Lúasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 370

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    For come use chalk formed into a paste with vinegar.
    For chilblains apply a poultice of roasted onion
    For bums and scalds if the skin is not broken apply cloths dipped in vinegar
    Certain people have cures. The following are a list of them. The seventh successive son, the woman who does not change her name when after his or her father’s death.
    Betty Mc. Cabe
    Realthogue
    Brownstone Navan
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  2. Local Cures

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    A cure for rheumatism is to rub paraffin-oil over the place where the pains are.
    There are many cures for warts. Some people say that if you rub washingsoda to the wart wither away. Other people say to get a dandelion and squeeze it. A white substance comes out of it. This is put on the wart.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Danestown, Co. Meath