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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0711, Page 189

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    sore. Lime steeped is the cure for the stomach. Tobar - A - Killeen is the cure of the headache. Eddie Crosby Corballis has the cure of the ringworm I do not know where he got it.
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  2. Local Cures

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    The cure for a wart is rub a raw potatoe on the wart
    The cure for a burn is bread soda and
    water
    The cure for a headache is to tie a hot rag around your head
    The cure for a stye in your eye is a gooseberry thorn
    The cure for a boil is to put a poultice of bread on it#
    The cure for a cut is to bathe it in hot water
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James O' Dea
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James O' Dea
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Randalstown, Co. Meath