School: Listellick, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Listellick North, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Súilleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)The cure for sore-throat was to heat salt and then after putting it into a stocking to put it up to the sore throat.
A sprained leg or foot was bathed in a bucket of cold water.
The cure for a bleeding nose was to lie flat on your back and to put a key to your back and a damp towel to your nose.
To draw the matter out of a sore in your foot mix soap and brown sugar in hot water and apply it as a poultice to the sore. The cure for a colic was to put hot plates to your stomach and to drink whiskey burned in a saucer.
The cure for a boil was to put a poultice of yellow meal (hot) or to melt soap and sugar together and then put it up to the boil as a poultice. - 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.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.
- Informant
- Tom Breen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Doon South, Co. Kerry