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School: Kilmacanogue, Bray

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Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0913, Page 052

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    Local Cures
    Long ago salt was roasted and put in the stocking around the neck. It was believed to be a cure for sore throat.
    To cure whooping cough
    Long ago it was believed that to crawl under a donkey's legs was a cure for whooping cough.
    To cure tooth ache
    To cure tooth ache, long ago people used to melt washing soda and pour it into the tooth, this stopped the pain for a while but afterwards it would decay the teeth.
    To make ointment the people grew a plant called rue. This they fried in lard, and it was a cure for any kind of cuts.
    Lily Byrne
    Kilmacanogue
    Bray
    Co. Wicklow.
    Aged 12 1/2 years
    Standard 7th
    I got those stories from y mother
    Mrs Byrne
    Kilmacanogue
    Bray
    Co. Wicklow.
    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
    Lily Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mrs Byrne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow