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School: Nuadhan (Noan), Dúrlas Éile

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Noan, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire Ní Ghormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0564, Page 365

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    For the sting of a nettle, rub a dock leaf to the place touched by the nettle and it eases the pain.
    A clean cobweb rubbed to a cut stops the bleeding.
    To keep the sting of a bee from swelling rub well with bread soda to the place affected.
    To keep a bruise from blackening rub with a piece of raw beef.
    A cure for a heart burn
    Get a rub of hot water a and mix bread soda in it and drink it.
    A cure for toothaches
    You should grind up some washing soda very fine and sniff it up at the side you have the pain.
    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
    Nellie Shaw
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grallagh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Shaw
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Grallagh, Co. Tipperary