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School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

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Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593B, Page 19_014

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    Cures 29 -3-38
    A cure for Rheumatism is to get the plant called gearough and to boil it in water and then to drink the water .A cure for a pain in the back is to get the herb which grows in the land called Crough Patrick ,it must be boiled in water first then it must be put through a strainer and then you could drink the water and it would cure the pain.A cure for a burn is to lick a lizard with your tongue and then lick the burn with your tongue.A cure for whooping is if you met a man in the road with a white horse without expecting
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Scannláin
    Gender
    Male