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School: Churchtown, Athy (roll number 7790)

Location:
Churchtown South, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
P. Ó Dubhlaoich
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0781, Page 006

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    Rheumatism
    A cure for rheumatisn is to get a potato and put it into a pocket of the coat the person is wearing.
    Toothache
    Toothache is cured by getting a tooth from a dead skull and rubbing it on the tooth that is paining you. You will never have a toothache again after this
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    Whooping Cough
    An old cure for the whooping cough is to get a leaf and give it an ass to eat, and spread a cloth under his head to catch the crumbs. These crumbs when boiled in milk are given to children with the whooping cough are said to be a cure
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Heydon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brownstown, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Mrs M. Heydon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Brownstown, Co. Kildare