School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)
- Location:
- Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Foghlú
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- (continued from previous page)Animal's legs :-
When a child who has any disease is put under a donkey and walks under his legs the disease is supposed to vanish
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Ferret :-
Milk left over by a ferret is a cure for whooping - cough.
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Flax Seed :-
The water of boiled flax Seed when mixed with melted sugar is a cure for whooping cough.
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Penniwinkle
when boiled and the water mixed with melted soot is a cure for a sick cow
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Washing Soda
is a cure for warts
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Boiled potato water
is another cure for warts
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Methylated Spirits
is a cure for Chibblains
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Wild Sage :-
The water of boiled Wild Sage is supposed to be good for a person in bad health
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Paraffin Oil
is another cure for Chilblians
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Wax
when melted is a cure for sore-heels.
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Methylated Spirits
is supposed to cure Rheumatism(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shantullig North, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Moynihan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Shantullig North, Co. Cork