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School: Valleymount

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Valleymount, Co. Wicklow
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Dll. Ó Cochláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 065

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  1. Old Cures

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    In the olden times people had many cures and they were very good cures too. Here are a few:
    1. For a sore heel get a piece of brown paper and rub soap on the paper and a drop of hot water. Then place this on the heel.
    2. For a gum boil, roast a fig at the fire and hold it to the gum.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Local Cures

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    1. A cure for boils was to melt soap on a spoon and mix it with sugar. 2. A cure for a cold was to boil butter milk and put sugar in it and drink it before going to bed.
    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
    Eileen Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyknockan, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mr L. Cullen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballyknockan, Co. Wicklow