School: The Rower (B.), Inistioge (roll number 15160)

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   is a very dangerous sore.
   6. Boiled butter-milk is a good cure for a "sore" throat.
   7. Turpentine and the white of an egg mixed together is a good cure for pains and "rheumatism"
   8. Lamp-oil and red flannel is also a cure for "rheumatism"
   9. The leaves of wild violets is another cure for an "evil"
   10. Boiled flax-seed and rum is a cure for a "cough"
   11. Butter-milk and the juice of a lemon mixed together is good for removing freckles.
   Written by: Thomas Lyng
   Told by: Mrs Lyng (Age 64)

   

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2. Local Cures

   

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   Long ago people had several old cures. 1. A cure for a sty is to prod the sign of the cross on it three times. Another cure for a sty is to make the sign of the cross on it with a gold ring. 2. A cure for a wart is to rub a snail on it; stick a snail on a "sciog", and as the snail decays the wart will also decay. Another cure for a wart is to make three crosses out of three straws and bury them, and as the straws decay the wart will also decay. 3. A lick of a dog would heal a cut.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Martin Ryan

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Patrick Keeffe

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   84