School: Garryshane (roll number 1886)

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   warts: Get a snail. stick a thorn through it. Rub the snail to the warts.
   A Starting Cow: Cut a sally rod in halves. Form a cross with the halves. Make a hole in the centre of the cross and pu a stick through it. Hang a bit of meat on the stick

   boil: Rub on a mixture of sugar and soap
   sore feet: Boil starch in water and rub it to them
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   sore throat: Put salt in a stocking and tie it around your neck for one or two nights.
   the jaundice: A leaf growing on the bank of a stream. It resembles a primrose leaf. boil it in milk and give it to the patient three mornings in succesion.
   Sore eyes: After bathing them in St. Jones' well walk three times to the churchyard nearby. On returning tie a string out of the bush beside the well.
   warts: rub a black snail to them. Then

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Denis Butler

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballinvasa, Co. Tipperary

   Collector

   John Lacey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballyneill, Co. Tipperary

   Collector

   Margaret O' Dwyer

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Clonganhue, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Thomas Breen

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Farranaclara, Co. Tipperary