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School: Harristown, Piltown (roll number 13449)

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Harristown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
G. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0842, Page 119

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    Sugar and fresh butter in boiling milk is a cure for hoarseness.
    Black ink is a cure for ringworm.
    Gruel is a cure for a cough.
    Wool dipped in holy water is a cure for a pain in the ear.
    A cure for a sore eye is to get up in the morning and get a snail. Rub the snail to the eye. Hang up the snail on a [?] thorn. When the snail dies the eye is cured.
    Lime water and the white of an egg is a cure for a Burn.
    A cure for warts
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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