School: Ceathrú Stialláin (Carrowsteelawn) (roll number 12555)
- Location:
- Carrowsteelaun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádhraic Mac Giollagáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096, Page 217
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- (continued from previous page)saw her father and if any body had a sore mouth she could cure it by blowing her breath into it on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Ringworm: Sulphur and unsalted butter were the former cures for ringworm.
A Cold: If a person had a very bad cold and if he drank snipe soup he would get better.
Wild Fire: If anybody in olden times had wild fire and if he wrote his name around it, after a few days it would disappear.
Sore Back: A good cure for a sore back is to apply a mustard blister to it.
For an ordinary cold they prescribed gruel made from buttermilk and oatmeal.
For a sore throat onions boiled in milk was recommended and for all skin diseases sulphur and treacle were taken every morning with good results.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- W. Keane
- Address
- Crossboyne, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- T. J. Keane
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Crossboyne, Co. Mayo
