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School: An Pasáiste Thoir (B.), Port Láirge

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Passage East, Co. Waterford
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Proinnsias Ó Heachthigheirn
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    Boiling potato water used to cure sprains.
    A cobweb laid on a bleeding cut will stop the flow of blood.
    Smoke blown into an ear gives relief from ear-ache.
    The water from boiled nettles is a cure for asthma.
    What are known as "penny-leaves" cure corns.
    The water obtained from boiling young dandelion stalks is a cure for a cough.
    The white of an egg mixed with the juice of a raw lemon is a cure for hoarseness.
    Vinegar on brown paper give relief to a bad head-ache.
    Cold tea water, well strained, is a cure for a sore eye.
    Cure for warts:-
    Make a little bag, touch each wart with a pebble, and put the pebbles into the bag and tie it. Throw the bag on the road, and the first person who takes is up will get the warts and they will leave the first person who had them.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Pepper
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Passage East, Co. Waterford