School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 09_011

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    Cures 28.. 1.. 38
    If a person had a sore foot and mix sugar and salt.
    If a person had a sore face and put sulphur on it ,it would get better.
    If you had a sore neck and get sugar and boiled water it would get better.
    If you had a sore foot and put flour on it ,it would cure.
    If you had a pain in your head and got a bowl of boiled water and hold your head over it,it would take away the pain.
    If you had a tralec your hand and tie a string around it ,it would get better.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Mac Conmara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockanena, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Namara
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Knockanena, Co. Clare