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School: Caisleán Gearr

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An Caisleán Gearr, Co. Galway
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Liam Ó Maolmhuidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0030, Page 042

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    Old Remedies of this Parish
    A Cold.
    1. Rub warm goose grease on your chest for three successive nights and cover with flannel.
    2. Heat butter and mix with sugar and drink it every morning and evening.
    3. Rub hot lard and pepper on your chest.
    4. Drink hot cabbage broth.
    Warts.
    1. Wash in granite stone water.
    2. Melt sugar and soap and apply as a poultice.
    3. Count the number of warts you have. Get the same number of pebbles and wrap them in a paper and leave ti on the road. The warts will grow on the first person who takes up the paper and at the same time they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nóra Breathnach
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Caisleán Gearr, Co. Galway