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School: N. Colmcille, Westport Quay (roll number 13145)

Location:
Cé Chathair na Mart, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Sean Ó Flaitile
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    The Thrush :- This disease comes in the form of white blisters on a baby's tongue. It comes from badly washed feeding bottles. If you wash the tongue with cotton wool dipped in lylycerine, it will be cured. A child who is born after the father has died is supposed to have a cure for The Thrush Toothache - a piece of cotton wool soaked in iodine and placed in the tooth will cure this. A little pepper or gingerwill also cure it.
    Sore Eyes :- make some tea and put it in a saucer to cool. Then wash the eyes
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Eaton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Ros Beag, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Kathleen Eaton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    An Ros Beag, Co. Mhaigh Eo