School: Rostellan (roll number 12661)
- Location:
- Rostellan, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Choileáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0393, Page 120
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- (continued from previous page)put a frog into your mouth.
To get Bad Teeth out people used to go to the Blacksmith. He would tie a piece of cord to the tooth and the anvil. Then he would draw a red Iron across the face and the person would draw back from the Iron and the tooth would come out. Cut Finger
The cure for a cut finger was to put a cobweb on it. Sore Eyes
Sore Eyes were cured by washing them in cold Tea or milk. Sprained Foot
The cure for a sprained leg was to dip it in a stream of fresh water and bandage tightly.Sore Throat
The cure for a sore throat was to burn salt and put it into a woollen stocking and tie it around the throat, or a poultice of hot potatoes(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Réamonn Mach Giudhir
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Barrykilla, Co. Cork
