School: Baile an Gharrdha (B.) (roll number 2909)

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1. Local Cures

   

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   A cure for bloody milk in cows after calving is to throw the bloody milk through a white-thorn hedge into a neighbours field. A cure for gripe in calves is to make snaidhm-na-péiste over the calves backs. A cure for warts is to bathe them in a mountain stone which water would lodge in, you should find this stone without searching for it. A cure for lies is to blister tongue with iodine. A cure for a sting of a bee is to rub blue to stung part. A cure for sting of nettle is to rub a dock leaf to sting part and say "Dock leaf, Dock leaf cure my burn. A cure for a strain is to pump water on strain. A cure for pain in the chest is to apply tallow and brown paper to chest. A cure for cold in breast is to apply vinegar and brown paper. A cure for burning in throat is to gargle lukewarm water and salt in the mouth. A cure for chilblains is to rub paraffin oil and soap to chilblains. A cure for itch in legs is to rub water and salt to legs. A cure for

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Hennessy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballingarry, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   Mrs Hennessy

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   54

   Address

   Ballingarry, Co. Limerick