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School: Cleristown

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Cleristown, Co. Wexford
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Christine, Bean Uí Bhroin
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    Long ago doctors were very scarce and people were able to cure their own diseases, cuts, or any other trouble to the body.
    1. If the people had a cough or cold there was an herb to cure it called "Horehound".
    2. For healing cuts they used sulphur and lard mixed together.
    3. If a person cut himself there was an herb to stop it from bleeding called the "Man-in-the-Garden.
    4. If a person had a sore throat salt roasted on a shovel and put in a woollen stocking was tied around the neck.
    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
    Michael Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mary Mahony
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    83
    Address
    Cleristown, Co. Wexford