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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 009

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    A Sty
    Bathe it in cold tea
    Headache
    Two or three cloves in a cup of tea and drink it
    Whooping cough
    Get some milk and give it to a ferret. Whatever he leaves give it to the person who has the cough
    A ringworm
    The cure for a ringworm is
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    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
    Brigid Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlereban North, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Miss M. Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    72
    Address
    Castlereban North, Co. Kildare