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School: Muclach

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Mucklagh, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 024

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    warts and the person who has the warts gets rid of them. A cure for a whitlow is when the potatoes are boiling put your finger in the water.
    A cure for teeth-ache or any ache. Get two worms a male and fe-male one, and put thorn in the hand of the seventh son and tie a piece of cloth around his hand until the worms. When the boy grows up he can cure teeth-ache or any ache.
    A person born after his fathers death is able to cure a sore mouth.
    A cure for a Hi-cough is drink some water and hold your breadth.
    A cure for a boil is put some hot water into a bottle and put the neck of the bottle on the boil.
    Goat's milk is good for weak children.
    A cure for an abscess or gum
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cait Ní Ragaillig
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballard, Co. Offaly