School: Lucan (B.)

Location:
Leamhcán, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
Teacher:
M. Mac Rois
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    with water, and put over the sting.
    Boils:
    A cure for boils is a poultice of bread and sunlight soap, and sugar softened with hot water.
    Chilblains:
    A cure for a chillblain is to keep rubbing it hard with an onion and then hold it in front of the fire for as long as you can bear it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. When a person has been running constantly for over ten minutes he may get pains around his heart which are often caused by wind. The cure for this is for the person to swing his left arm around in a circle.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Rankin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Baile an Dodaigh, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath