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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ráth Luirc

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0368, Page 417

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    Local Cures.
    In olden times as there were no dentists the people had to seek sick remedies for their own ailments. Some people when they got toothaches used iodine to relieve their pains. A goose or a gander was made use of in order to cure thrush. If a person got up early in the morning and while fasting take a goose or a gander and allowed it breathe into the child's mouth then the patient would be cured of thrush. The food which a ferrit left behind was used as a remedy for whooping cough.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Síghle Ní Laoghaire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Ráth, Co. Chorcaí