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School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 412

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    of the water and it would cure it.
    If a person had a sore throat to drink forge water that was after cooling the horse-shoe before they were put on the horse and it would cure it.
    If a child had a sore head that could not be cured kill a hare and skin him and put the skin around the child's head and turn the fleshy side in and it would cure it.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jim Kennelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    J.J. Kennelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry

  2. Local Cures (continued)

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    When a person got a cut they used to put a leaf of green cabbage to it or a leaf of St Patrick's plant.
    Rain-water and cold tea are cures for sore eyes.
    An old cure for a headache is to walk backwards.
    A roasted onion is supposed to be good for
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    History Edit