School: Marlfield, Cluain Meala
- Location:
- Marlfield, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mary E. Skally
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- 13 th June 1938
Cures
There are lots of cures which I heard of.
Chicken weed cures evils. It grows wild it must be boild and put up to your chin like a poultice
Thrush is blisters on the roof of a child's mouth The way to cure this is a person who never saw her Father comes three times to the house and each time she blows her breath on the child's mouth and on the third time the child is cured immediately.
Any person by the name of Cahill can cure wild fire by bleeding their flesh and rubbing it to the spot.
The way to cure a person who has taken poison is to make up a does of mustard and hot water and give it to them and keep them talking as he(continues on next page)
