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 027
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- (continued from previous page)in a stone but it would not cure the warts if you were looking for the water. Another cure was to put a stone for every wart into a purse and throw the purse at the cross of four roads, and then the warts would vanish. There is a well on the western side of Mushera called Tobairín na bFáinní and anyone who washes their hands in this well is cured of the warts. Toothaches:-
There is a small well on the other side of Mushera which cures toothaches. Scurvy:-
Long ago people boiled the roots of the cockle and minced it with beeswax and it cured scurvy. Drawing wounds:-
Soap and sugar soap and cabbage leaves and soap resin were used for drawing wounds.Farcy:-(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
