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School: Kilcormac (Mercy Convent)

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Kilcormac, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Sr M. Finghín
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    finger, drawing blood, the blood was then rubbed in a circle round the affected part. This was said to cure this ailment.
    When a child got a "thrush" it was cured by a person who never saw their father, by blowing her breath three times into the person's mouth before sunrise.
    If anyone had a sore throat he got roasted salt, and put it on a woollen sock and tied it around his neck for a cure.
    When anyone had a Sty in the eye the should make the sign of the cross with a married woman's ring or prod it with a gooseberry thorn.
    All these were cures in olden times.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Josephine Bracken
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cappagowlan, Co. Offaly