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School: Áth Treasna (C.)

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Newmarket, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Cheallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0352, Page 192

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    back the country there is a stream inside in the kitchen, if you rub the water to the sore tooth it will cure it.
    When the child who has the thrush wets its diaper it is rubbed inside the mouth till a little blood comes and the thrush is gone the following day. The cure for the thrush is to bring in a fasting gander for nine morning and let him breath into the child's mouth. A child born afte[r?] the father's death is able to cure the thrush.
    Goose soup is specially recommended for colds and flu etc. Milk left over after feeding a ferret is given to the patient for Whooping-Cough. It was said if you did what a man on a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen O' Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newmarket, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr W. Quinlen
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Newmarket, Co. Cork