School: An Clochar, Roscrea
- Location:
- Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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- The old people in Roscrea have very peculiar cures. They believe that if a person is taking fits and if the garment nearest the body is removed and burnt they will be cured. Another cure is to burn a hole in the floor after the fit has been taken.If a person has a toothache he should chew a piece of tobacco, roll it in a small piece of muslin and put it in his ear.A cure for warts is to make a sign of the cross with a straw(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Evie Cahill
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs W. Cahill
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 57