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School: Cnoc an Éalóidh (roll number 16562)

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Knockanelo, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Neachtain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0148, Page 450

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    Cures.
    The Cold.
    Buttermilk warmed and sweetened with sugar and taken immediately before going to bed.
    Onions are boiled in milk. It is then drunk.
    Toothache.
    A frog is rubbed on the affected tooth.
    To apply a small bit of tobacco on the affected tooth.
    The Cold.
    Another cure is to boil oat meal for five minutes and then strain it and drink the juice before you go to bed. Or to drink chicken soup when you are in bed.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Mhaoir
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Farrannasculloge, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Áine Ní Mhaoir
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    35