School: Wolfhill (roll number 3457)

Location:
Wolfhill, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Dubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 243

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    people say that ringworm can be cured with a gooseberry thorn by making the sign of the cross three times on the ringworm with the thorn.
    Boils
    An old way of curing boils is to bathe them with hot water and when they burst they are drawn with a poultice of soap and sugar.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shanragh, Co. Laois
    Informant
    William Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shanragh, Co. Laois