School: Asdee (B.) (roll number 10501)
- Location:
- Astee, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eamonn Ó Muircheartaigh
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- Old CuresHere is a list of the cures I have heard for various ailmentsFor boils - a poultice of soap and ground sugar
For a sting from a nettle - Rub a dock-leaf to it immediately
For a toothache - Put pepper into the tooth
For poison - Swallow a lump of butter
For warts - Bury a piece of fat meat in the dung
For a pain in the side - kneel on the ground, spit under a stone and bless yourself
For a headache - Put a spoon of soda into boiling water and drink it
To stop bleeding - Place a clean(continues on next page)- Collector
- John Costello
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Astee, Co. Kerry