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School: Rathanna, Borris

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Rathanna, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
D. Eustace
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 254

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    while doing so and whatever bread the animal would drop while eating the person would eat it and he would be cured.
    Live frogs are used to cure a toothache. If a person went out fasting in the morning and put a live frog in his mouth and then he would be cured.
    The disease called Anthony's Fire was cured by getting a drop of blood from any person by the name of Cahill. His blood would be rubbed on the affected part and was a good cure.
    If a person had a sty he would wash it with cold tea and he would be cured.
    iF a person was deaf and he put a piece of a raw turnip in his ear he would be cured.
    Boiled buttermilk is a cure for a sore throat.
    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
    Mary Hayes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathanna, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    John Hayes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Rathanna, Co. Carlow