School: Ceathrú (Carton) (roll number 15339)
- Location:
- Cartron, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0215, Page 395
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- local cures in olden times people cured their ailment by old cures handed down to them from older people.
tooth ache~were cured by taking a dead mans tooth and rubbing it to the tooth ache and dip it three times into holy water
stys~are cured by getting nine goose berry thorns and pointing them towards the sore eyes and then throwing away the 10th
boils~are cured by getting a bottle of hot water and putting the neck of the bottle in on the boil then the boiling water is able to suck it out.
sore eyes~were cured by pouring black tea into them or by bruising house leek on the sore eyes.
headache~i dont know of any cure for it.
sore throat~is cured by a roasted potatoe and salt the looth of them put into a stocking and tied around the sore throat.
worms~are cured by writing a prayer and folding it in the shape of a heart then it is to be worn inside the rest of your clothes.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lucy Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Stuck, Co. Leitrim
