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School: Dumha-chaisil

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Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
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Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 232

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    when rubbed on the affected tooth is said to relieve the pain.
    (2) If there is a hole in the tooth a tobacco leaf is rolled and packed into it,. This relieves the pain in less than fifteen minutes.
    (3) Another cure for toothache is to make a resolution not to shave on Fridays or Sundays, if you break these promises the pain returns.
    Burns:
    The person who licks a lizard can cure a burn by licking it.
    Wild-fire:
    (1) The person affected by this ailment writes his name in purple pencil around the spots.
    Frank O'Dowd, Doobeg, Bunninadden
    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
    Frank O' Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doobeg, Co. Sligo