School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)
- Location:
- Blennerville, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 533
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The priests, and monks had to leave the monasteries, and go to the mountains.
- Measles Drink a glass of hot whiskey.
Warts Rub your fasting spit on them for 9 mornings, or rub a snail for 9 mornings until the wart is gone.
Ringworm Write your name around it with blue ink.
Tootache Put pepper, or jinger into the tooth.
Whooping Cough Drinks ferrit's milk that they leave after them.
[?]ush Rub honey to the throat.
Boils Eat a leaf of common tobacco or steam them with a bottle of hot(continues on next page) - Informant
- John Tangney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Curragraigue, Co. Kerry
