School: Rathnure (C.) (roll number 12480)

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1. Local Cures (continued)

   

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   on the point of death. Some of the
   neighbours told the father to try
   the worm cure, which was made
   by a man, named Mr. Kavanagh,
   The Milehouse, Enniscorthy. He
   went and told his story to this
   man. He went out and brought
   in a bunch of herbs from his
   garden. He filled a large glass
   with water and put the herbs in
   it. He had no sooner done this
   than the water frothed over the top
   of the glass. He told him that his
   child was a very bad case with
   worm fever. He made up a bottle,
   and told him to get the contents
   rubbed on the child's eyes, nose, lips,
   ears, and between his shoulders
   three times a day, except Friday,
   when no rubbing was to be done on
   that day, and to drink a wineglass-
   ful of the herb water also. He told

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Patrick Clare

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Tomanine, Co. Wexford