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1. Local Cures

   

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   Long ago when a person got a broken bone or bad sprain their cure was to get the roots of the comfrey (locally called comfort. Its roots were long in shape like a parship. They were washed cleaned and well pounded and then applied to the broken or sprained limb as a poultice and left on until it came off or it's own accord.
   To staunch blood: At the foot of the elder tree there grows a kind of moss which is applied to a bleeding cut to staunch it.

   

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2. Local Cures

   

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   Ivy leaves and fresh lard boiled together rubbed on to the skin is a cure for the itch. The cure for a boil is to mix soap and sugar and then put it up to the boil. The cure for the measles is to drink sheep's milk. The cure for a burn is to get a lizard (Ea_[?] and rub him to your tongue and then lick the burned part with the tongue. The cure for a bleeding nose was to put a cold key to your back and then to lie down flat.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mrs Crinnihan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Garrane, Co. Kerry