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School: Tara Hill (roll number 13689)

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Kilcavan, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Fhlannchadha
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  1. Cures (continued)

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    Yellow Jaundice }
    Goose droppings were boiled in milk. The liquid was then strained off and drunk as a cure for Yellow Jaundice.
    Weak Eyes }
    Mercury was used for weak eyes. Miss Loughman's mother who had pearls on her eyes was told by the doctor not to use it if she ever hoped to become a mother.
    (Miss Loughman would be 93 if she had lived)
    The woman was to take medicine to which a few drops of mercury was added.
    Boils
    Boiled Soap was used for drawing Boils.
    Bleeding from Nose
    May be stopped by tying last two fingers of the right hand together.
    Also by holding a cold object such as a slate to the back of the neck.
    Burns
    In case of burns or scalds, flour or bread soda is usually applied immediately to the part affected.
    Colds
    "Scalded" Buttermilk is the country cure for colds or softening a cough.
    Cuts
    In old times whiskey was used to clean an extensive wound.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Cure for Cancer

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. cancer (~20)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Kathleen O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymoney, Co. Wexford