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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 19_016

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  1. Local Cures

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    Boils
    If a person had a boil, a cure for it, is to grind sugar and to put it to the boil and it would cure it.
    Sores.
    If a person had a sore hand or foot, a cure for it is to get a turnip and to roast it and then put it on the sore.
    Chilblains
    A cure for chilblains is to get an onion and to roast
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina Brown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Brown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary