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    The old people used chicken - weed and sour milk for a swollen leg. If a child had craos - collar in the mouth, the woman of the house would put in the gander at night until next morning; then she would bring him in and open the child's mouth and let the breath of the gander into it. This would be done for
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Hannon
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Brigid Flaherty
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Mountcoal, Co. Kerry