School: Kildraught (2)
- Location:
- Cill Droichid, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: E. Ní Armhultaigh
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- 1. Put paraffin oil on chilblains, (Mr Bracken, Celbridge ).
- 2. Spanish onion and salt for chilblains (Mrs Wing, Celbridge).
- 3. Rub mustard and Vaseline on chilblains( Mrs Hollingsworth, Celbridge).
4. Walk in snow in bare feet do not put near fire (ditto). - 5. Make poultice of mustard put on chilblains if not broken (Mrs Hogan , Celbridge)
- 6. Wash your feet in Glauber Salt ( Mr R Maguire, Celbridge ).
- 7. Bathe in very hot water ( Mrs Hill, Celbridge).
- 8. Bathe feet in hot water and rub any kind of oil on it ( Mrs Wing, Celbridge heard from parents).
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- Mr Hill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Droichid, Co. Chill Dara
- 11. Rub with sulphur off a match ( Mrs Hollingsworth, Celbridge).
- 12. Beat feet with prickly holly (Miss Hamilton , Celbridge).
- 13. Wash your feet in forge water (Mr W Gallagher, Celbridge heard in Co Meath)