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School: Beárna, Galbally (roll number 12655)

Location:
Barna, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
C. Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0512, Page 482

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    chin-cough. Cure for weak sight is to get your get you eyes tested and get a pair of spectacles. A cure for a headache is to take A Aspro tablets and pills. To cure a tooth ache to put a drop of water by the fire in your mouth until it boils and the toothache is cured for ever. A cure for a pain in the stomach gather a bunch of dandeline and boil it in new milk. Cure for measles. barley water and sugar. Cure for biles: sugar and soap. Cure for a cold is to stay in bed and drink milk with butter in it. Cure for chilblain to redden a spoon in the fire and rub it to them. Cure for ring-worm, is to rub sulpha to it. Cure for chills in animals is to rub a hot iron to their backs.
    Josie Martin,
    Boolanlisheen,
    Angelsboro
    Mitchelstown,
    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
    Josie Martin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Boolanlisheen, Co. Limerick