School: Corr Riabhach

Location:
Correagh Glebe, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
R. Mac Éamuis
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    Mumps: When a person is suffering from the mumps the asse's winkers should be placed on his head. ...

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    Small-Pox.
    To avoid small-pox bring a bottle of milk to a ferrit, let him drink half of it, & drink the remainder yourself.
    Jaundice. ("jandies")
    Mix Bass, ale, Cream of Tartar, & Sulphur together & drink the mixture.
    Sore leg.
    Damp loaf bread cures it.
    Burns.
    Butter is a good cure for burns.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. mumps (~70)
    Language
    English