School: Leac Dhearg (Lickerrig)

Location:
An Leac Dhearg, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0072

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0072

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    corn would cure it.
    II
    To wash in washing soda boiled in milk could cure a corn.
    Sprained hand or ankle.
    I
    To rub goose grease on a sprained hand or ankle would cure it.
    II
    To hold a sprained hand under a water fall would cure it.
    Hic-cough
    I
    A fright is considered a cure for hic-cough.
    II
    A pinch of sugar is a cure for a hic-cough.
    III
    A drink of water while holding the nose is a cure for a hic-cough.
    IV
    To try and swallow some-
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
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