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School: Carrigaline, Ráth Mhór

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Carrigaline, Co. Cork
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Eibhlín, Bean Mhic Conchoille
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    cross roads and the first person who takes up the bag will get all the warts.
    (4) Twist a hair of a horse's tail around the warts.
    Craobhobhar (a stye)
    Rub a gold ring to it for nine mornings (fasting).
    Burn.
    (1) Lick a lizard's belly and you have a cure for a bad burn in the tongue.
    Lumps in the throat
    (1) Rub goose grease
    (2) also rub a [?] skin of bacon
    Crúp.
    (iarr ar fear an chapaill bháin cad a leigsfeadh an chúp (pé rud a deireann sé) sin é an leigheas.
    Cuts.
    Apply cobweb (stop bleeding) to them
    Unsalted butter will cure them.
    Nettle burn
    Rub the juice of the stem of a dockleaf.
    Sick animal.
    Brat Brígdhe.
    Sore udder.
    x Light a blessed candle
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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)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    J.C. Dineen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    87
    Address
    Hollymount, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Twomey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    82
    Address
    Inches, Co. Cork