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School: Crannach, Inis

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Cranny, Co. Clare
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Mícheál Ó Maolchaoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0603, Page 107

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    and make the sign of the Cross with the spit and leave the stone exactly as you got it.
    8. The cure for rheumatism was cabbage water.
    9. The cure for a pain in the ear was hare's water
    10. The cure they had for a sudden pain was St Martins blood
    11. The cure for a hic cough was to put a timber button up in your mouth or if some one frightened you.
    12. The cure for a sore was to get a dog to lick it.
    13. The cures the had for kidney trouble were
    1) Tóirpín
    2) Flax.
    14. The cure for heart-failure was the juice of a dandelion.
    15. The cure for sprains was bog-onions (wild onions)
    16. The cure for burns was to apply the lard of a barrow pig instantly.
    17. Tea made from rasp-berries is good for a sore throat.
    18. Tansy is good for a scour in cattle.
    19. The cure for the ruac-a peist was to cut the knot
    20. Nettle juice for a dry murrain in cattle
    21. Sheeps milk is used for a scour in foals.
    22. Butter milk and turpentine and butter milk
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mary Keane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cross More, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mcihael Hassett
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cross More, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Keane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cross More, Co. Clare