School: Tamhnach, Inis
- Location:
- Toonagh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Proinnsias Gordún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0613, Page 141
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- (continued from previous page)a while drink it and it will give yo good health.
A cold:- If you had a cold the first thing you do in the morning go to the well and take a drink and that will cure you.
Warm water is a cure for a bad stomach.
- A Boil ÷ A cure for boils is to put boiling water into a bottle and to empty out the water and put the top of the bottle up to the boil to draw it.A whittle ÷ If you had a whittle on your finger it is a cure to get a raw egg and take the top off it and put your finger into it for an hour and the whittle will be cured.Corns ÷ A cure for corns is to go out in the dew in the morning and people say they wither away after a time.Sore eyes ÷ A cure for sore eyes is to wash them with pure spring water and that would cure themBunnions ÷ A cure for bunnions is to roast a bit of an onion and put it up to it and it would be cured.(continues on next page)
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