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School: Duíbhlios

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Deelish, Co. Cork
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Seán Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0303, Page 133

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    “The following list contains some of the local cures...”

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    The following list contains some of the local cures for certain ailments - they are still practised.
    For Measles
    Ferrets milk, as a drink or the food left over by a Ferret. Sheeps dung boiled strained & drunk.
    Whooping cough
    Donkeys milk as a drink, Under & over donkey 9 times.
    Toothache
    cloves, pepper, salt, soot & pepper mixed.
    Burn-
    Cruithneacht an tailimh and cream boiled. oil, bread-soda, cow dung, ink, hold near fire. Yolk of egg, and fresh butter boiled.
    head ache
    Vinegar, cold water, bandage, feet raised.
    Sunburn,-
    Buttermilk
    Sprain-
    Goose Grease, hold under spout wild sage plant made into tea,
    Cuts
    Cobweb, and cowdung, Rib-leaf chewed, Frogs entrails, moss; sugar & soap paraffin oil. urine,
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Danny Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Leitry Lower, Co. Cork