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School: Derryvoney

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Derryvony, Co. Cavan
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    (9) The cure for a burn to put soda on it.
    (10) The cure for a bleeding at the nose to put a stone at the back of your neck.
    (11) The cure for a pain in the ear to put cotton wool in it.
    (12) The cure for a cut on the hand to bathe it in hot water.
    (13) The cure for the whooping cough to drink milk that that the Ferret leaves.
    (14) The cure for sore lips to rub cream to them.
    (15) The cure for a pain in the stomach to take a drink of hot milk.
    (16) Another cure for sores on the hands is to rub unsalted butter to them.
    (17) Another cure for a cough to take a black-currant drink.
    (18) Another cure for sore lips is to rub vaseline to them.
    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
    May Morton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvony, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Morton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvony, Co. Cavan