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School: Kilsaran

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Kilsaran, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Nic Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0670, Page 107

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    used for bathing sore feet or sore hands etc. The cure for the dirty mouth is possessed by Miss Mackin, Kilsaran, who breathes into the patient's mouth three times, and it will be cured.
    The cure for the toothache is to light a piece of black paper and let the smoke go up the nose and then after that it goes away.
    To cure boils, you have to put soap and sugar into a cloth, apply it to the affected
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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
    Brighid Ní Cheallacháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilsaran, Co. Louth