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School: Rathanna, Borris

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Rathanna, Co. Carlow
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D. Eustace
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 256

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    fire a drop of blood from a person named Cahill and rub it on Anthonys Fire it willbe cured.
    To cure whooping cough "To give breat to an ass and to eat the crumbs. The give the food left by a ferret to the person with the measles the will be cured.
    There was a woman in Killedmond and she could stop a flow of blood from a wound or nose by saying a prayer.
    For cuts "House leek boiled with cream will cure them.
    Dry pot flower will cure arisiplus.
    For a pain in your ears
    The white of an egg and turpentine would cure a sprained foot.
    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
    Michael Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killedmond, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Mr Eugene Brennan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Killedmond, Co. Carlow