School: An Clochar, Carraig Thuathail
- Location:
- Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. Celestine
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- To cure toothache a frog was put into the mouth of the affected person.Ivy leaves steeped in vinegar are a cure for corns.Cold tea is a great cure for sore eyes.Water got from brownstone land is a cure for sore eyes also.Bread soda is said to cure a burn if applied immediately.Turpentine is a great cure for a deep cut.The juice of a plant called "bainnicín na n-éan " is a remedy for warts. Train-oil mixed with sulphur is a cure for ringworm.A wisp can be cured by rubbing a wedding ring to it.Salt is often applied to cuts to prevent blood-poison.A fasting spit is said to be able to banish warts.An old cure for a headache is to tie a hankerchief steeped in vineger round the forehead.Blue cures the sting of a bee.
- Collector
- Nellie Canty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Woodstock, Co. Cork