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   23. Drink camoline tea for indigestion ( Mrs Smyth, Celbridge heard in Co Wicklow ).

   

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   24. Roast onion cures sore ear. Roast and put in cloth and hold to ear (Mrs Hollingsworth, Celbridge).

   

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   25. To cure ringworm place a penny on a saucer cover with vinegar leave over night when a green scrum will have formed on top rub ringworm with the scrum with a bit of cotton wool ( Mrs Curtis, Lucan ).

   

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   26. Nightshade is a cure for a poisoned finger ( Mrs Cassidy, heard in Co Wexford).

   

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   27. For pneumonia a mustard plaster spread on brown paper ( Mr Kirk, Celbridge).

   

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   28. Cure for whiplash heat flour over the fire apply to the swelling ( Mrs Hill, Celbridge heard in Co Cork.

   29. A cold key or a cold cloth placed at the back of the neck will often relieve bleeding from the nose. ( ditto).

   

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   30. Olive Oil or Castor oil are great for scalds and burns or eye wash if lime has got in. A few drops will often remove an insect in the in the ear . Do not cover a burn with a dry cloth on break blisters, keep out the air. Soak tickling with oil (ditto). 31. Ammonia is good for insect bites and stings( Mr Murphy, Celbridge).

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mrs Smyth

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Celbridge, Co. Kildare