School: Leath-fhearann, Malla (roll number 3548)
- Location:
- Laharan, Co. Cork
- Teacher: R. Barrow
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- Sore Eyes - Cold tea and spring water are used as cures for sore eyes. It is also believed that certain holy-wells have a healing power for them.
Boils - Soap and sugar mixed as a poultice and white bread steeped in water are cures for boils.
Sore Ears - The juice of an ash tree, taken from it while burning and poured into the ear when cold is supposed to heal a sore ear.
Headaches - Washing soda rubbed to the forehead gives relief to the person effected.
Stomach Trouble - Dandlion is used many times a cure for stomach trouble.
Sore Lips - Cream is used as a cure for sore lips.
"Whicklows" - The leaf of a dock wrapped about a finger on which a "whicklow" had come was supposed to cure it in former times and so the old people say to-day.
Rheumatism - Stings of honey-bees are good for rheumatism.(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mr Daniel Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Donaghmore, Co. Cork