School: St John's, Lecarrow (roll number 3911)
- Location:
- Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Thighearnaigh
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- Cure for a Sty in the Eye
Long ago when a person got a sty in his eye a gooseberry thorn was got and pointed nine times to the left shoulder and then pointed to the eye This was supposed to cure it.
Leicne
Garlic was always looked on as a cure for licine or mumps. This plant grew in the garden and was like an onion.
Toothache
An old cure for toothache was to chew tobacco or to smoke a pipe.
Warts
Rain water found in a hole in a rock. This rubbed to the wart was supposed to cure it.
Burns
Leaves of the primrose, blue-bell, inner bark(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mike Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Rinnagan, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Rinnagan, Co. Roscommon