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School: Baile na Cille (roll number 7454)

Location:
Ballynakilla, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Loingaigh
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    “Long ago the people had many cures for different diseases and sores.”

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    and sugar was used for cut and sores. They used get a piece of soap and cut it up and boil it with sugar and water and bathe the cut and sores with it that was the kind of ointment they had for them.
    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
    Patrick Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrycreeveen, Co. Cork