School: Ballyheaffy (B.), Baile Dubh (roll number 10387)
- Location:
- Ballyeafy, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Néill
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- Local Cures
Cure for Wild fire.
The blood of a person named Cahill or the blood of a black cat would cure wildfire. They used to prick their finger or leg with some sharp implement or cut a black cats tail. Then they used to rub the blood to the sore and this blood cured it
The Measles
When children got measles their mothers boiled new milk and sheep droppings together. This when strained was given to the children and it always had a great effect on them(continues on next page)- Collector
- David Hyland
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Barnahown, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Thomas P. Hyland
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Barnahown, Co. Tipperary