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School: Baile Ruadh (roll number 15875)

Location:
Ballyroe, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Ó Héaluithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0438, Page 027

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    An old cure for a sprain is to bathe it with the brine or pickle of home-cured bacon; also to bathe it in the hot water in which potatoes were boiled.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Seán Ó Héaluithe
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
    Martin Slattery
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Liscahane, Co. Kerry