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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Fethard (roll number 8903)

Location:
Fiodh Ard, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Sr M. Agatha
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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    Cure for St.Anthony's Fire:
    Boil down chicken-weed and rub it to the sores, it will cure them.
    Chilblains:
    Heat an onion in the oven and then rub it to the chilblains.
    Haycoughs:
    If one had the haycoughs let him drink out of the wrong side of the cup.
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  2. Local Cures

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    Cure for Kidney Trouble:
    Boil switch grass and drink the water that it boiled in.
    Warts:
    Wash them in the water that the black smith cools his irons in.
    To cure a Whitlow:
    Put a poultice of oaten meal, half boiled to it.
    To cure Boils:
    Mix sugar and soap together
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs P. Fogarty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garinse, Co. Thiobraid Árann