School: An Clochar, Port Omna
- Location:
- Portumna, Co. Galway
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Lorcáin
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- An old remedy for a stye in your eye is to prick it with a gooseberry thorn or to make the sign of the cross over it with a marriage ring. Three Hail Mary's to St. Patrick's mother will cure a tooth-ache - another cure for it is to put some snuff on a piece of wadding and put it on the tooth.
A cure for consumption is to boil dandelions and drink the water. A cure for a sprained foot is to rub goose grease into it or to hold your foot against a running stream. A cure for warts is to wash them in the water that collects in a tombstone.
A cure for a wasp's sting is to put blue on it, and it prevents it from rising- Collector
- Patsy Hishon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Portumna, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Joe Williams
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Portumna, Co. Galway