School: N. Colmcille, Westport Quay (roll number 13145)
- Location:
- Westport Quay, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Sean Ó Flaitile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137, Page 230
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- If glass went into any part of the body, it was cured by putting fat bacon to the part, This drew the glass out.
When a person got a bad cut, and if it bled a lot, the old people got a cobweb and placed it on the cut. This stopped the bleeding at once.
A great cure for a bad cough was to boil 1/2 lb. of flax-seed in some water, and mix with this, sugar, candy, liquorice, stick, lemons, or vinegar, and some brown sugar. Strain this when boiled, and drink the syrup either hot or cold.
The cure the old people had for warts was, to tie a horse-hair around the wart and it will fall off.
Rheumatism - An old cure for rheumatism was to boil sea-weed in sea water and bathe the bad part in it. It was a great cure.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ceura Hopkins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rosbeg, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs. Hopkins
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Rosbeg, Co. Mayo
