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School: Tuairín Chathail (B.) (roll number 10392)

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Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Cróinín
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    The old people say that lusn ám anta is very good for poulticing.
    They also say that the skin of an oak tree is good to cure cuts in horses. Also chicken weed is good for a burn. A cure for a sore throat is to gargle salt and water.
    If a person had a cold, camphorated oil is good for it.
    A good cure for cough is syrup made of sugar and eggs.
    A cure for cold is the glair of an egg.
    There are also more plants on the banks of the rivers that can cure a sore hand.
    The leavings of a ferrit are a good cure for chin cough.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Reanasup, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Daniel Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Reanasup, Co. Kerry