School: Cluain Mór (1), Baile an Droichid

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1. Local Cures and Doctors - Warts (continued)

   

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   drag the snail across the wart. The tie the snail to a sgeach + as still as the snail is withering away the wart will wither also" (Jos. Byrne, Eagle Hill; Mrs Byrne Gould Bran)
   6). "House leek will cure a wart if put on it a few times. (Tho. Keogh Balleyshane).

   

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2. Local Cures and Doctors - Sty

   

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   Sty.
   1) "Point a thorn of a gooseberry bush at it three times every day + say when pointing it 'In the name of the Father + of the son + of the Holy Ghost" (Mrs Ferris, Ballinakill + several others)
   2). Same as (1) but prick the sty with the thorn (Mrs McCall Killatoggorf + several others).
   3). "Put a gild wedding ring to the sty + say in the name of the Fr. of the Son of the H. G.
   (Mrs. Ferris Ballinakill).

   

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)
            1. medicine for human sicknesses
               1. sties (~76)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mrs Ferris

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballynakill, Co. Carlow

   Informant

   Mrs Mc Call

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Killalongford, Co. Carlow

3. Local Cures and Doctors - Erysipelas

   

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   Erysipelas
   "Whiskey + flour will cure erysipelas. Get a feather + rub on the whiskey to the place that is affected: then dust on the gloves over it."

   

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