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   irons. Thrush on baby's tongue: Rub honey to the tongue. Bee-stings: Rub blue to the sting and then wash it in boiling water. Measles: Drink three spoons of goat's milk boiled with sheep dung for three days. Curtha síos ag Seán Ó Dálaigh, ó innsint a athar,Pádraig Ó Dálaigh,An Pháirc, Ráth-Ó-gCormaic. Aois 50 ----------------------------

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2. Cures

   

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   Foe stings of nettles:
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   When you get a sting of a nettle by accident it is very sore.If you get a dock root at that moment and keep it to it very tightly for two minutes it gives immediate relief.
   Itch:
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   If you boil nettles in water and strain te water off them and leave it cool for a few minutes.Then it should be taken for a week twice a day.It would cure the itch.
   For a tooth-ache:
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   The best cure for a bad toothache is oil of cloves or Jeyes Fluid.
   Sore eyes and burns:
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   For sore eyes the best cure is to wash your eyes with cold tea for a week.The cure for a burn is carrion oil and limewater.

   

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