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School: Coolanarney

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Coolanarney, Co. Offaly
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D. Mac Gairbhíth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 237

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 237

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    11. If you had a tooth-ake rub mustard on it that would cure it.
    12. If you had a sore tooth put a sock of bran on it.
    13. If you got a a sting of a nettle rub a dock leafe on it.
    14. If you had a head-ake put vinigar and brown paper on your forehead and that would cure you.
    15. If your nose was bleeding put the key of the door at the back of your head
    16. If a horse had the lanpers put a iron in the fire and burn them out.
    17. If a sheep had sore eyes put a tobacco spit in it it would cure it.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English