Cures of Ireland: A Treasury of Irish Folk Remedies

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1. Contents No access
2. Prologue No access
1 Cures in Ireland Past No access Pages 1 - 8
2 Cures in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries No access Pages 9 - 26
3 Cures in Ireland Today No access Pages 27 - 38
4 Faith Cures ~ Hearts, Strokes, Heads, Sprains and Healers No access Pages 39 - 58
5 Faith Cures ~ Bleeds, Asthma, Hernias and Pains No access Pages 59 - 76
6 Seventh Daughters and Sons No access Pages 77 - 88
7 Herbal Cures ~ Cancer, Shingles, Jaundice, Gallstones and Skin No access Pages 89 - 112
8 Independent Cures ~ Burns, Eczema, Shingles, Whooping Cough and Warts No access Pages 113 - 124
9 Cures for Animals and Bone-setting No access Pages 125 - 142
10 Acquisition of Cures No access Pages 143 - 158
11 Ritual ~ Secrecy, Healing Days, Transference and Number No access Pages 159 - 178
12 The Process and Atmosphere No access Pages 179 - 188
13 Faith, Success, Source and Passing on Cures No access Pages 189 - 200
14 Payment and Exchange, Modern Medicine and Cures No access Pages 201 - 210
15 Healing Threads, Clays, Cloths and Stones No access Pages 211 - 230
16 Holy Wells No access Pages 231 - 248
17 Pilgrimage No access Pages 249 - 260
18 The Future for Cures No access Pages 261 - 274
Epilogue No access Pages 275 - 278
Bibliography No access Pages 279 - 286
Index No access Pages 287 - 300
About the Author No access Pages 301 - 302
Acknowledgements No access Pages 303 - 304