School: Kilcalf, Tulach an Iarainn
- Location:
- Kilcalf Mountain, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Cáit Breannóc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0638, Page 134
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- (continued from previous page)Thrush was cured by cutting the ear of a black goat and tying it with a string around your neck.
- Doctors were not numerous in olden times. People had to go a number of miles to an old lady to be cured.
Toothaches were cured by putting a frog into the mouth thrice and if the frog squealed it is said the toothache would go away. A man named Mr. Gearan who was a blacksmith lived in a forge in my district and anyone who wanted to pull a tooth went to him. He used tie a piece of cord to the anvil and to the tooth. He would then stand near the person with a hammer and hit the anvil with it and the person's head would lift up and the jerk would pull out the tooth.
It was customary to put out a tie or scarf the night before St. Brigid's Day and(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mary
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Kilmore West, Co. Waterford
