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School: An Clochán (C.)

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Cloghan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Mairéad, Bean Uí Ghionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0815, Page 035

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    pound of Bread Soda.
    Cloves will cure toothache.
    If a husband and wife are of the same sir name they are able to cure the whooping cough, they breathe on a piece of bread and you have to eat it.
    This is another cure for the whooping cough. If you go out under a white horse's legs you will be cured of it.
    The cure for jaundice is boil a certain weed in milk. When it is boiled strain it and drink the essence.
    House leek cures burns. Soap and sugar draws any festered wounds.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Bennett
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Tonlemone, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Kieran Bennett
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tonlemone, Co. Offaly