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School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)

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Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Br. Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 207

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    (a) A cure for swelling is the fat of a goose or if it was a sprain in your foot to put it in under a running river.
    (b) A good cure for boils is to mix up fresh butter, new milk and soap and put it on them
    (c) A cure for sore eyes is to wash them in cold black tea.
    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
    Paul Kehoe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mrs Kehoe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    38
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford