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School: Bigwood, Mullinavat (roll number 2961)

Location:
Rathnasmolagh, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 435

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    into your mouth
    (3) Bread soda and water
    Pain in Stomach - Drink hot milk and pepper
    "Boils" - Put bread and milk to the "boil"
    Hysterics - (1) Ground glass
    (2) Cattle salts
    Mange - Lard mixed with black sulphur will cure it.
    Diabetes - Drink forge water
    Burns - Rub bread-soda to the burns
    Heart-burn - Drink bread-soda and water
    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
    Josie Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardbeg, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Richard Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardbeg, Co. Kilkenny