School: Kilmurry
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: A. de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0803, Page 209
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- XML “Local Cures - A Cut”
- XML “Local Cures - A Cut”
- XML “Local Cures - Sores around the Mouth”
- XML “Local Cures - Sores around the Mouth”
- XML “Local Cures - A Stone Bruise”
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- (continued from previous page)enough it will heal it and leave it unnoticeable.
- To cure a cut hand paint it with iodine and poultice it with bread and water.
- Collector
- Mary Kennarney
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Wood of O, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Patrick Kennarney
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 49
- Address
- Wood of O, Co. Offaly
- To cure sores around the mouth people used spit out before eating anything in the morning and used say three times "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of of the Holy Ghost" over the sore.
- The sap of young suckers when gathered burning will cure sore lips.
- To cure a stone bruise put a poultice of melted soap and sugar on it.
- To cure a stone bruise take(continues on next page)
