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School: Listellick, Tráighlí

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Listellick North, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0442, Page 445

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    When a person got a violent headache he put very black paper around his forehead and head.
    When a person had hic-coughs some person gave the victim a sudden start or fright.
    When a person had rash he rubbed cream to it every night before retiring to bed until it disappeared.
    When a child got scalded the parent rubbed flout to the scald.
    When a person got burned he rubbed machine oil of soda to it and then he tied a bandage around it.
    Long ago when a person got "codlad zpifies" he rubbed spittle to the back of his knee.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Trant
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    Listellick North, Co. Kerry