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    Local Cures.
    Written by Thos. King Aughavaudrin
    1. Rhuematism, To carry three chestnuts in your pocket is the cure.
    2. Stiff legs; Rub goose seme on them is the cure.
    3. Toothache; When a person is dead about seven years go to the grave and open the coffin and pull out a tooth out of the person's mouth with your own teeth and your toothache will stop.
    4. Warts; Get dandelion and squeeze the milk out of it on the wart in the name of the father son and Holy ghost and the warts will go.
    Stye in the eye; Get nine goose berry thorns and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas King
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghavadrin, Co. Cavan