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School: Birr (St. Brendan's)

Location:
Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
Teachers:
S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 012

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  3. XML “Local Cures - Boils”
  4. XML “Local Cures - Cough”
  5. XML “Local Cures - Sore Throat”
  6. XML “Local Cures - Sore Throat”
  7. XML “Local Cures - Bad Heart”

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  1. Local Cures - Boils

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    Boils.
    Get a bottle and fill it with boiling water and then pour out the water, at the same time preventing the air from entering the bottle. Place the mouth of the bottle firmly over the boil and it will draw out any matter that is in it.
    E. Gilmartin from Mrs. Gilmartin, Main St, Birr.
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  2. Local Cures - Cough

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    Cough
    Cut an onion into slices, and put brown sugar between them. Put it in a jar with a lid on it and leave it there for two days and then take a spoonful of the syrup three times a day.
    E Gilmartin,
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  3. Local Cures - Sore Throat

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    Sore Throat
    (1) Get a handful of new hay and boil it in two cups of water for about an hour. Then drink some of the water in which it is boiled.
    E. Gilmartin
    (2) Rub goose grease on the sore throat when going to bed.
    P Mellsop from John Mellsop, Mill St, Birr.
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  5. Local Cures - Bad Heart

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    M. Connolly
    Gender
    Unknown
    Informant
    Denis Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly