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School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 298

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    The cures for the toothaches are, First to put breadsoda at the bottom of the tooth; another to take an aspro, and to put a poultice on your face. These are the ways for curing toothache. For an earache you must put wadding in your ear and oil. Put a warm cloth round it. For a headache drink black tea and take asproes. For warts rub a black snail to the wart, then hang up the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Christopher Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Tlachta, Co. Meath