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School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:
Carran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 21_035

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  1. Cures (continued)

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    Cuts
    To let a dog lick it.
    Headache
    The cure for the headache is to put a ribbon on a bush St Bridget's night and put it around your head.
    Chin-cough
    To ask a man riding on a white horse for a cure and whatever he would tell you to do to do it.
    Chilblains
    The cure for the Chilblains is to go in to a house you were never in before and to rub your feet to the hearth.
    Earache
    The cure for the earache is to put a bit of black wool in to hold water for 10 minutes and to put it in to your ear.
    Toothache
    To put a stocking that you would be wearing around your head.
    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
    Máirín Ní Breathnach
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crughwill, Co. Clare