School: Carraig Uí Ulla (Carrigagulla), Baile na Groighe
- Location:
- Carrigagulla, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Hanluain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0341, Page 026
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- The diseases cured locally in former times were headaches, thrush, warts, toothaches, scurvy, drawing wounds, farcy, dry murn, red water, dropsey, a burn and whoopingcough.Heachaches:-
On Saint Brigid's night a cloth is hung on a bush and anyone who wears the cloth is cured of a headache. If the cloth was washed it wouldn't have any cure[?]. This cloth was called the "Brat Brighde".Thrush and Craos-galar:-
Thrush and craos-galar are two diseases which effect children, and if a ganders bill was put into its mouth on three successive morning it would cure the disease. The gander and the [child?] should be fasting.Warts:-
People cured warts by washing the wart in water which would be in a hole(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Annagannihy, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Michael Sullivan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Annagannihy, Co. Cork
