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Micheál Ó Cuileanáin
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  1. Traditional Cures (continued)

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    Sore Throat. If a person has a sore throat a cure for it is to tie (a) the left stocking around it.
    Sore-eyes
    The usual way to cure sore eyes is to rub cold tea to them.
    Warts
    If a dog licked a person's warts it is said that they would disappear.
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    Sore Throat
    If a person has a sore throat a cure for it is to tie (a) the left stocking around it.
    Sore-eyes
    The usual way to cure sore eyes is to rub cold tea to them.
    Warts
    If a dog licked a person's warts it is said that they would disappear.
    Sean O Donobain
    In a farmer's land in Derrygrenaugh, Bantry there is a well called the "warts well" and people go there for water and that water banishes the warts. Pea-pods will banish warts in a week if you rub them daily. Raw bacon
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pilib Ó Néill
    Gender
    Male