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   259

   Warts
   To get a drop of water that would be on a flat stone and rub it on the wart.

   Burns
   A person that would have licked a lizard can cure a burn by licking it. To get a raw potato and cut it in thin slices and rub it on the burn.

   Thorns
   To get a foxes tongue and rub it on the place the thorn is and it will come out.

   Una Egan
   Calla,
   Kilconnell.

   

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2. Local Cures

   

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   259 Whooping Cough Go to a man that has a white horse and ask him for a cure and whatever he says to drink. The person should drink it and it would cure it. Another cure is to drink ferrets "leavings" Another one is to swing the child under an asses stomach. This is a very simple cure, The ingredients are; 1/2 pt of buttermilf 2oz of butter 3 teaspoons of sugar Method - Boil the buttermilk and strain it. The water that is

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Mahony

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilconnell, Co. Galway