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School: Matehy, Inniscarra

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Saint Ann's Hill, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Conchobhar Ó Liatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0347, Page 270

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    Whooping Cough: Ferret's leavings (a) A man riding a grey horse is supposed to have a cure (b) To go under a donkeys belly.
    Warts: (a) The penny-worth. (b) Washing soda (c) A fasting spit (d) Wart hole (e) caustic.
    Thrush: A goose to blow her breath into the person's mouth for three mornings in succession.
    Boils: Soap and sugar poultice (b) Linseed meal poultice (c) To put a piece of tobacco down on the boil.
    Toothache: To put whiskey into the tooth for four mornings before meals.
    The seventh son or daughter is supposed to have healing powers for stopping blood.
    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
    Billy Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Ballycraheen, Co. Cork