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School: Boulavogue

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    Local Cures
    Chilblains
    A very good cure for a chilblain is a white bread poultice.
    Burns
    Boil ivy leaves and put them on the burn.
    Sore Throat
    A very good cure for a sore throat is to take blackcurrant jam with hot water on it.
    Ringworm
    Bleed a sheep's ear and put the blood on the ringworm.
    Mary Breen,
    Kilcoulshea,
    Boolavogue, Ferns, Co Wexford.
    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
    Mary Breen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcoilshy, Co. Wexford