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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 206

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    "Local Cures"
    Burn:- A man who licks a mankey can cure a burn by licking it
    Toothache:- (a) They used to put nitre to the patients tooth to stop the pain
    (b) It is also said that clay got near a blessed is a cure.
    Whooping Cough:- Milk used to be given to the ferret and whatever he used to leave after used to be given to the sufferer.
    Ringworm:- The seventh son of a seventh had some cure.
    Bad Appitite:- Dandelion boiled into soup was a cure.
    Boils: A plaster of sugar and soap was a cure.
    Cancer:- Watercress picked at a stream was a cure
    Pain in back :- People who go Lassar a go under a stone a stone that was there was cured.
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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
    James Leydon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon