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School: Inch, Borrisoleigh (roll number 2836)

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Inch, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Mrs Delaney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0550, Page 336

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    their cures. For instance it was said that if a person who had a toothache put a live frog into his mouth three times the pain was sure to go. Again a cure for the chin cough was for the patient to go under a white ass three times.
    In olden times the people had great faith in the power of God and his Saints. Long ago the Saints blessed wells. The wells were much used for curing sore eyes and other diseases.
    We also hear in this district of another cute for a burn. It consists of boiling ivy leaves and then mixing them with lard. Probably in every place in Ireland is the old cure for a bleeding nose, that of putting something cold like a penny or key down one's back.
    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
    Gertie Delaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Palace Street, Co. Tipperary