School: Tuar, Tulach Sheasta (roll number 15526)

Location:
Toor, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Síghle Ní Riain
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    The fire and rub it to them.
    4 Rub pickle to them
    5 Heat them to the fire and rub lamp oil to them.
    SORE EYES
    1 Look through a gold ring and make the Sign of the Cross on your eyes three times.
    2 Go out to the door when fasting and spit on the flag every morning for nine mornings
    3 Put your fasting spit to the eyes for nine consecutive mornings
    4 Go out at sunrise and rub the dew to your eyes
    5 Wash them in black tea

    CHIN COUGH
    1 Go out under a white horses body.
    2 Go along the road until you meet a man with a white horse and ask him for a cure and whatever he will say will cure it.
    3 Give milk to a ferret and drink what he will leave.
    HEADACHE
    Tie a "Bran Origine" round your head. "Bran Origine" is
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English