School: Duíbhlios
- Location:
- Deelish, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Súilleabháin
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“The following list contains some of the local cures...”
The following list contains some of the local cures for certain ailments - they are still practised.For Measles
Ferrets milk, as a drink or the food left over by a Ferret. Sheeps dung boiled strained & drunk.Whooping cough
Donkeys milk as a drink, Under & over donkey 9 times.Toothache
cloves, pepper, salt, soot & pepper mixed.Burn-
Cruithneacht an tailimh and cream boiled. oil, bread-soda, cow dung, ink, hold near fire. Yolk of egg, and fresh butter boiled.head ache
Vinegar, cold water, bandage, feet raised.Sunburn,-
ButtermilkSprain-
Goose Grease, hold under spout wild sage plant made into tea,Cuts
Cobweb, and cowdung, Rib-leaf chewed, Frogs entrails, moss; sugar & soap paraffin oil. urine,(continues on next page)- Collector
- Danny Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Leitry Lower, Co. Cork