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School: Portlaoighse (Convent) (roll number 13386)

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Port Laoise, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr Treasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0835, Page 035

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    For healin pimples they used to get a thorn out of a gooseberry bush and stick it into the pimple three times saying "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost"
    For hearing an earache they used hot oil and wadding and left it in the ear for nine days.
    For healing the mumps they used roasted salt on flannel.
    For healing chill blains they used turpentine, they heated it and put it on for three mornings.
    The old cure for a sty was to rub a wedding ring on the sty for nine mornings.
    Another cure for boils was a spunk leaf which was heated and put to it.
    Another cure for a wart was the milk of dandelion was used and rubbed on it for three mornings saying "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Amen"
    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
    Annie Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Port Laoise, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Port Laoise, Co. Laois