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School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)

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Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
D. Ó Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 197

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    Mr. Copley had a cure for adenodites. The cure is to boil frockens and wash your nose with the water. Mr. Copley lived in Grant's Wood.
    Mrs. Kealy of Skahana has a cure which stops bleeding from the head.
    Mr. O'Neill has a cure for tonsels. You steep a green dildow a gargle throat with the water. He lives in Ballyhemon.
    A cure for rheumatism is to put a piece of copper about the size of a crown and a peice of zinc the same size, one in each
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    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
    Patrick Devlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Joseph Devlin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    59
    Address
    Donaguile, Co. Kilkenny