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School: An Daingean, Cuinche

Location:
Dangan, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Stiofán Mac Clúin Treasa Ní Chonmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0596, Page 069

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  5. XML “Cures - To Raise the Palate or Tongue”

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  1. Cures - Cuts

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    Fasting spit rubbed to soap then the soap rubbed to the cut or scald or blister. A dogs lick for a cut skin. Bakers bread and cold water.
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  2. Cures - Worms

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    Worms -usually in young babies.
    A teaspoonful of the child's wine drank fasting for three mornings by the child.
    A drop of turpentine in a lump of sugar taken fasting for three mornings and then a dose of castor oil.
    To eat cold potatoes and salt fasting.
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  3. Cures - To Raise the Palate or Tongue

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    15-6-38 To Raise the Palate or Tongue.
    Mrs Kelly ,Quin says in her young days there was an old woman in Newmarket on Fergus who used to raise the palate.She used put the patient sitting on the floor .Then she caught the crown of the head in a firm grip and pulled the hair suddenly upwards and immediately the palate fell into its proper place.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. sore throat (~69)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Quin, Co. Clare