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    A Local Cure
    A drop of turpentine and a groundsel weed blended up in a pint of water is a cure for a bleeding nose. My Daddy drank this and it stopped his nose from bleeding.
    Writer's name: Thomas Giltrap, Kinnitty Parish, Townland Ballincur, Barony of Ballybritt.
    Informant's name: Mr. Walter Giltrap, Kinnitty Parish, Townland Ballincur, Barony of Ballybritt.
    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
    Thomas Giltrap
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballincur, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr Walter Giltrap
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballincur, Co. Offaly