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School: Bun

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C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 160

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    cure it. The cure for the measles is to take a spoonful of hot whiskey and drink it. The cure for a sort throat is to get lemon juice and hotten it and take in a drink. This is cure for rheumatism. If a North woman comes in she will tell you to drink a mug of butter milk and you have to keep her that night and you will be
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Patrick Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly