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School: Dillonsbridge (roll number 8501)

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Philpotstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
A.B. Ní Chumhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0687, Page 065

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    Hiccough: Think of the last time you saw the Blessed Sacrament.
    Another cure for the hiccough: Eat a piece of sugar.
    Corns: Walk through a field in a Summer's morning and the dew will cure them.
    Another cure for corns: Rub fat bacon on them.
    Whooping Cough: Get a piece of baked bread from a woman who's name was the same as that of her husband, and eat it.
    The thrush: A person who was born after his father had died can cure a person who has the thrush by breathing into his mouth.
    Cure for hives: Rub breadsoda on them. Cure for a cold a cold: Drink Whey.
    Cure for a wound: Put a poultice
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castletown Tara, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castletown Tara, Co. Meath