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School: Derryvoney

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Derryvony, Co. Cavan
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Mary Ní Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0970, Page 027

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    (1) The cure for a heartburn is soda and buttermilk
    (2) The cure for chilblains is paraffin oil.
    (3) The cure for the toothache is ground ginger put into it.
    (4) The cure for the (tale) tala in the wrist is cured by a strap,
    (5) The cure for rheumatism is celery seed.
    (6) The cure for the cold is roasted onions.
    (7) The cure for cramps is mustard and warm milk.
    (8) The cure for corns is to tie a slice of a lemon on it.
    (9) The cure for swollen tonsils is roasted onions.
    (10) The cure for the pain in the (back) head is cold vinegar.
    (11) The cure for blood poison is bathe in hot water and poultice with linseed.
    (12) The cure for the pain in the back is parrafin oil.
    (13) The cure for the boils is fill a
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    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
    Christena O Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Foalies, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs O Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvony, Co. Cavan