1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville

School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

Location:
Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 617

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 617

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville
  2. XML Page 617
  3. XML “The Ghost”
  4. XML “Old Cures”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Ghost (continued)

    Share Share Post
    You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    (continued from previous page)
    (continues on next page)
    Cancel
    Transcription guide »
    By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

  2. Old Cures

    Share Share Post
    Warts. Apply crows milk to the milk.
    Toothache Rub poteen on it.
    ache [?] Put hot onion up against it and put a bandage round it.
    ch [?] Rub sulphur to it.
    Tonsilitis [?]. Roast potatoes near the fire. When roasted mash them put them in a stocking and put it around the person's neck and renew the application when cold.
    Rhuematism. Boil rock-sea weed and bathe when scalding hot.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit