School: Tobar Colmáin, Ráthluirc (roll number 8930)
- Location:
- Saint Colman's Well, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bean Uí Aoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0497, Page 385
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- In former times the doctor was not called in except in very serious cases. Certain it is that he was never called in to prescribe for the poorer class. They preferred to be restored to health by the medium of quack doctors and local cures. It is on record where a person was restored to heath by a local "knowing woman" after his case had been given up as hopeless by an eminent doctor.
The following are some of the diseases with their cures which to the writer's knowledge were carried out locally .
Sore eyes.
Wash in water of certain Holy Well. St. Colmanswell is said to possess great healing power for sore eyes.
Thrush.
Can be cured by the seventh son who never saw his father.
Whooping Cough.
Can be cured by using the food left after a ferret.
Boils or skin eruptions can be cured(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Mc Eniry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Foxhall East, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- David Mc Eniry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Foxhall East, Co. Limerick
