School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Brian Mac Mathúna
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    whoever sees him first whether a man or a woman, the person should strike him with something he is wearing until he stops throwing himself up and down
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  2. If a person has a toothache light a sugar bag and quench it and the son smoke about it will make it better.
    If a person fell and got a lump in his hand he would put a cold stone against it so that it would not get bigger.
    If a person has chicken-pock give a ferret a basin of milk and what he has left give it to the person
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    R. Finnucane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Hannah Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry
  3. If a person has scabs put a leaf of hot cabbage against it.
    If a person has a wart lie a rib of a cow's tail around it and it will fall off. Another cure for a wart is
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