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School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí

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Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 391

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    Cancer.
    If you have a sty bathe it with cold tea.
    A good cure for a boil is sad and sugar.
    The clock flower is good for a cut. When you have a cut, bruise the juice out of it to the cut.
    If you get a sting of a wasp pour paraffin oil on the sting and it will go away.
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    Rub washing soda to warts.
    Cure for a boil is to poultice it with bread and water and afterwards put on a paste of soap and sugar.
    Hiccoughs {Take a pinch of salt in your mouth. Hold your breath.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    David Barry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    J. Barry
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry