School: Carrickerry, Árd-achadh (roll number 11281)
- Location:
- Carrigkerry, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Caitlín, Bean Uí Chonaill
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- 1 Jaundice
Mix 1 pint white wine vinegar
1 Ib brown sugar
6 eggs with shell
Cork and shake and it is ready for use next day. A table spoonful is taken for nine mornings fasting, no other food or drink is allowed during that time except black tea.- Informant
- K. O Connell
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glensharrold, Co. Limerick
- 2 Earache
If any - (got) one got an earache he would melt fresh unsalted butter put it on black sheep's wool and insert it into the ear. People believed that there was a special cure in the wool of the black sheep.3 Bleeding nose,
When a person had a profuse bleeding from the nose he rolled up a piece of paper very tightly and pressed it under the upper lip. This stopped the flow of blood.4 Jaundice,
If anyone got the jaundice some member of the household would boil a brown(continues on next page)