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School: Béal Átha Gabhann (Silvermines), Nenagh (roll number 15696)

Location:
Béal Átha Gabhann, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Floinn
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    The cure for a chin coff was to give the person a ferrits leavings. If a person eats three meals of nettles the first of May he will never get a disease. The cure for a sting of a nettle is to get the duce of a dog leaf and rub it to it and it will be cured. If your nose ever begins to bleed, stick a key down yhour back and it will (be cured) stop. The cure for a burn is to rub bread-soda to it after being burnt and it will cure it. If a cow has a worm in her tail rub garlic and salt and it will cure it. If you had a chill-blain rub lampoil and salt to it and it will be cured.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Quirke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Béal Átha Gabhann, Co. Thiobraid Árann
    Informant
    John Quirke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Béal Átha Gabhann, Co. Thiobraid Árann