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School: Ceathrú na Laithighe (Brownsgrove) (roll number 12138)

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Brownsgrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó hAnnracháin
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    affected by the disease should bathe three times in a river where an unmarried woman had washed her clothes.
    Sore Eyes. Bathe the eyes in strong tea to cure this disease.
    Boils. To cure this disease boil two herbs called crádáns and dock-leaves and drink the juice.
    Sore Throat. Roast potatoes in the fire and hold them against your throat and the heat will cure the sore throat.
    Warts. To bathe the part affected in a place where three rivers meet.
    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
    Mary Mc Gagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Beagh (Browne), Co. Galway
    Informant
    James Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    77
    Address
    Beagh (Browne), Co. Galway