School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)
- Location:
- Castleisland, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An tSr. Caoimhín
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- In olden times it was believed that if any person who had a toothache bit off the leg of a frog he would be cured. It was also believed that any person who was born after ones father's death had a cure for a disease called "thrush". If a person had a very bad cough it was believed that if he drank horse's milk, he would be cured immediately. A cure for a sore eye was to rub the liver of a cow to it. Ivy water was used for any kind of sore throath. Goose grease was recommended for Pains.
If anyone had the chin-cough he would give a dish of milk to a ferret, and leave it drink all it liked out of it. When it had enough(continues on next page)- Collector
- Ita O' Mahony
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs E. Brosnan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Portduff, Co. Kerry