School: Cluain Tuirc (C.)

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   Cures by crawling under animals legs. If we crawl under the legs of an untrained foal three times we have the cure for the measels. Seventh son. If there be seven sons in the one family, and that they are all born in succession - the seventh one has a cure.

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2. Local Cures

   

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   A Burn
   Apply baking soda, paraffin oil, olive oil, unsalted butter, ivy leaves and soap. The tongue that licks a mankeeper cures a burn.

   Swelling
   Apply roast chicken weed, potatoe water, bog water, boiled turnips or Bathe in hot water.

   To stop bleeding
   Apply a cobweb, moss and stopping, nose bleeding place a piece of blotting paper under the tongue or put something cold to the back of your neck.

   The Whooping Cough
   Eat bread baked by a woman whose maiden name was that of her husband.

   The Measels
   Make nettle tea and drink it or drink whiskey and milk mixed

   For Ringworm
   Apply Fairy Finger leaves and also washing soda

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