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    Cold
    If a person has a bad cold he should put down buttermilk and sweeten it with sugar. When it is boiled it should be strained and drank when it is very hot.
    (Clooncagh).
    Butter scorch cures a cold, too. Put butter in a saucepan and put boiling water in it and sugar. Then drink it and go to bed for two days and you will be cured.
    (Quaker Is.).
    Sore Throat
    If you had a sore throat get a stocking and fill it with warm salt and put it around your neck. This is a good cure.
    (Clooncagh)
    Cuts
    Boiled nettles and salt is a great cure for cuts. They prevent blood - poison.
    (Clooncagh)
    Sprains
    The grease of the brame or goose grease is very good if it is rubbed on the swelling. (Quaker Is).
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs English
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    87
    Address
    Clooncah, Co. Roscommon