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School: Kildavin, Ferns

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Kildavin, Co. Carlow
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Tadhg de Brí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0911, Page 209

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  2. Diseases and Cures - Toothache

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    Toothache or Neuralgia that is when all the teeth are paining is very common.
    Some cures for toothache are to boil some nettles and put them in a poultice on the tooth. To steep red flannel in hot water and wrap it around your head and tie a stocking around that.
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  3. Diseases and Cures - Headache

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    Very often people get a headache. A cure for it is Glauber salts before your breakfast in the morning Another cure for it is vinegar and brown paper. Put the vinegar on the paper and put it around your head. There is another
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. headache (~58)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lillie Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr D. Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    61
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Cranemore, Co. Carlow