School: Cill Díoma (C.) (roll number 6517)
- Location:
- Kildimo, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Eilís Ní Chathail
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- Local Cures.The juice of a weed which grows in the gardens,called chicken wees is a cure for warts. If a person had warts and he found water in the hollow of a rock, the water would cure them.A plant called ragweed is supposed to cure a sore throat. The leaves of a foxglove are a cure for eczema. It should be boiled in water and the juice forms the cure. Long green leaves which grow in the ditches is a cure for a burn. A person who has a pain in his tooth should rub a frog to his jaw and this would cure the pain.66 years John Cullinan.Bridget Cullinane, Ballyrune, Kildimo.
- Collector
- Bridget Cullinan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyrune, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- John Cullinan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyrune, Co. Limerick
- They used to draw peoples blood with leeches for a cold and they used to drink whiskey and punch for a cold. When they wanted to pull out a tooth they would tie a piece of cord round it and tie it to the latch of the door, then someone would(continues on next page)
