School: Drom an Eargail, Áth Treasna (roll number 10361)

Location:
Dromanarrigle, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Caoimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0355, Page 186

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  2. There were very strange cures long ago. The cure for sore eyes was white copras[?] and a pinch of salt with it and another cure was to rub a gold ring in the morning to them and another cure is to rub your fasting spit in the morning to them.
    The cure long ago for warts was water in the hollow of a stone, and another cure was to bury fat meat in a manure head, and another cure is to scoop out a turnip and put in a fist of salt to it and leave it there for a fortnight and by that time it will be full of water produced by the salt and the turnip. A cure for sore lips was to rub
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