School: Cree

Location:
Cree, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Mrs Dennison
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 259

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  1. Local Cures
    In olden times the people used to cure Rheumatism with the sprouts of nettles. The would beat wherever they were affected until it would raise blisters. When the blisters would burst it would let out the badness of the Rheumatism.
    To cure warts in olden times people used to rub castor oil on the wart and tie it with three or four horse hairs. If you had a wart and put on a glove, and if anyone
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bessie Noblett
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Fortel, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48