School: Doire Leathan, Grange (roll number 14843)
- Location:
- Derrylehan, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 330
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- Local Cures
A docken or a fox's tongue are often used to cure a stone-bruise or a festered cut.
A docken is also used to cure a nettle burn.
Moss is put to a cut to stop it from bleeding.
Garlic is good for a cold.
Gooseberry thorns cure a sty.
Some people cure warts by rubbing a big black snail to them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Then they tie a string around him and then hang him to a bush until he wastes away.
Others throw a fasting spit into the ashes and rub it in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost to the wart for nine morning in succession.
Some have the cure of a sprain by giving a certain thread to be tied on the hand or foot that is sprained and certain prayers are said.
A posthumous child has the cure of the foul mouth.
The seventh son or daughter has the cure of the ring-worm.
Ass's milk and ferrets leavings are used to cure the whooping-cough.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Shamhradhain
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrownamaddoo, Co. Sligo
