School: Kildraught (2)
- Location:
- Celbridge, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: E. Ní Armhultaigh
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- 12. Cure for a cut, tie a piece of string and put cloth over it ( Mrs Cassidy, Newcastle Lyons heard in Co Wexford).
- Informant
- Mrs Cassidy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newcastle, Co. Dublin
- 13. A poultice made from flour and black thorn will cure a boil or abcess (Mrs Bracken , Celbridge).
- 14. For a stye, soak a small piece of Linen in Castor oil and put on eye going to bed (ditto).
- 15. To cure a cut "Blind Man's Buff" in the fields, take the "wind" out of it and put on (Mrs Cochrane, Celbridge heard in Co Cavan).
- 16. Boil snails for anyone with stomach trouble (Mrs T Doyle, Celbridge heard from Mother).
- 17. To stop a cut from bleeding put a cobweb on it ( Mrs Hollingsworth, Celbridge heard in Co Wexford).
- 18. Cure for running sores (rash) , person who has saw his father has the cure by rubbing (ha) on the sore ( Mrs Cochrane, Celbridge heard in Co Cavan).
- 19. Nettles boiled and eaten as a vegetable, is good for for blood (Mrs Hill, Celbridge heard in Co Cork ).
- 20. Put Vaseline on sore lips (Mrs Wing, Celbridge ).
- 21. Rub cobblers wax on a cut ( Mrs Hollingsworth, Celbridge heard in Co Wexford).22. Penny leaf that grows wild rub with washing soda will cure ringworm (Mrs Hill, Celbridge ).