School: An Tulach Mór (roll number 11047)
- Location:
- An Tulaigh Mhóir, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Gearóid Mac Piarais
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46. Another cure for whooping cough is to rub fresh lard to the sole of the person's feet and the cough goes.
47. People get a pain in their hand a cralach and they tie woolen thread around their wrist and it goes away.
48. A cure for a pain in your stomach is to eat water grass.
49. A cure for a pain in your ear is to put boiling water into a jug and put a handkerchief over it and it will go away.
50. The calves get a cold in their stomach the best cure for it is to mix sulphuric acid and a pint of water and give it to them to drink.
51. If a person gets bald when he gets up in the morning and rubs(continues on next page)
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