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    away the tenth one, and keep the other nine. The cure should be made three times.
    For Jaundice get a jaundice bush, and break it in small pieces, put water on it, and boil it. Then drink the juice. There is a jaundice bush at Goggins.
    For a cold cut up garlic, and boil it on milk then drink the milk.
    For a burn. When you get the burn, rub soda or castor oil on it, or lime water and linseed oil.
    The seventh son has the cure of the running-worm.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Luke Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moher, Co. Cavan