School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill na Mullach (roll number 11855)

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1. Local Cures (continued)

   

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   disappeared. The breath of a boy who never saw his father was also a good remedy for this ailment.

   A Cut: Salt was got and applied to the wound. There is also a plant growing in the fields called Slán-dus, this plant was got and ground between the teeth, put on a cloth and applied to the wound and this was a very good cure.

   Earache: An onion was got and roasted and a slice of it put into the ear. A piece of cotton wool was also got and dipped in sweet oil or whiskey.

   Corns: Some ivy leaves were got and boiled. The corns were then bathed in the juice and they vanished.

   Chilblains: The sufferer went out barefooted on a frosty night for the "rounds" and the feet were dried after the first two rounds but allowed to soak after the third.

   Such were the cures for these ailments and thus people spared money; but nowadays if a person

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Ellen Hanley

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Buttevant, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mrs M. Hanley

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   42

   Address

   Buttevant, Co. Cork