School: Rathdowney (B.) (roll number 15595)
- Location:
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Héigceartaigh
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- A good many old people around this district have a lot of cures. The people that have these cures are called "Quack Doctors".
One of these cures is If you have a toothache and you chew the leg of a frog it will get alright.
If there are seven sons and no girl born in a family the seventh son is called the doctor.
Another cure is. If you get a bad cut and put a cobweb on it it will keep it from bleeding too much.
If you have the chin caught and you drink the milk left after a ferret it will get better.
Lots of the cures and plasters are made out of herbs and(continues on next page)- Collector
- P.J. Cummins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mrs Leahy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois