School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Tuaim (roll number 12234)
- Location:
- Tuam, Co. Galway
- Teacher: An tSiúr M. Proinseas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0040, Page 0359
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- Folklore
Old Cures
toothache
When people would have a toothache long ago they would tie a caterpillar to their dresses according as the caterpillar was dying the toothache would be going.
sore throat
When they would have a sore throat they used to lie a black stocking around their necks and put a potato into it.
warts
Long ago the people used to hang a snail to an ash-tree when the snail would die the wart would go
ring-worm
There was a rivet in Juan long ago and the people said there was a cure for ring-worm in it. Before the sun would rise in the morning they would go and bathe their faces in the water and the ring-worm would go.
boils
It was said in the olden times that the seventh son or daughter had a certain cure for boil by touching them
whooping cough
The cure they had for(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Hancock
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Tuam, Co. Galway
