School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)
- Location:
- Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Foghlú
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- (continued from previous page)Gold ring:-
To rub a gold ring to a wisp in a person's eye is said to cure it.
Paraffin oil
is said to be a cure for chilblains.
Dock leaves
is a cure for the sting got from a nettle.
A snail:-
To apply a snail in a shell to a wart is said to cure it. You must first rub the snail well in and then place it on a blackthorn bush until it would be wanting again - A gander
A cure for the "thrush" is to get a gander and put his head into your mouth and let him sreach while his head is inside in your mouth.
Ferret's food
The food left after a ferret is a cure for the chincough.
Moss
The moss which grows in the inside of a well is a cure for a burn.
Cockle root
The water from the cockle root when boiled is a cure for the measels.
Boundary water
that is the water which runs between two parishes is a cure for sore eyes.
Woodbine
is a cure for a cold sore in the lip.
Spring water.
To hold your leg under a spout(continues on next page)- Collector
- Timothy Allen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Laharan, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Allen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Laharan, Co. Cork