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School: Baile Lochnáin

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Riverstown, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0531, Page 192

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    the sty.
    The next of these common diseases is wildfire. If you met a man on the road riding on a white horse, you have to ask him the cure for wildfire. Whatever he tells you to do you are to do it and your wildfire will be cured.
    The unfailing cure for a bleeding nose is to get a key and put it down the persons back. The cold key will stop the bleeding.
    Of course the common sore throat has to be mentioned and the cure is to get an old stocking and to put salt into it. It is to be put around the cuff
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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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríghid Ní Dhulchonta
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Riverstown, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Lehane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrick, Co. Tipperary