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School: Lorrha (C.) (roll number 601)

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Lorrha, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Gertrude M. Lee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0530, Page 119

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    In former times there were not so many doctors, as we have now and they were not able to cure as much sickness as the doctors do now-a-days. So people had to depend on other people who had cures for different ailments.
    Here are some of them.
    Food left behind after a ferret is a cure for whooping cough.
    A cure for a burn is to lick a lizard.
    The water left after cooling irons in the forge is a cure for chilblains.
    The seventh son or daughter has a cure for wildfire.
    There is a Holy Well named St Kiernan's not far from this district which cures sore eyes. If you visit the well three times and bathe your eyes with the water it will cure them.
    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
    Joan Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lorrha, Co. Tipperary