School: An Drom (Drom Thurles) (roll number 585)
- Location:
- Drom, Co. Tipperary
- Teachers: Pilib Ó Ó Muireadhaigh Pádraig Ó Cléirigh
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- (continued from previous page)they would rub goose grease to them and it would make them all right.A cure they had for a heart burn was to drink a sup of water and a spoon of bread-soda in it.A cure they had for a sore-throat was to gargle the throat with salt and spring water.A cure they had for chilblains was to rub them with paraffin-oil.When a child would have cradle-cap on its head they used to rub glycerene on the head.When they had a sty in their eye they used to rub a fasting spit on it.A cure they had for a swollen hand or arm or leg was to put a poultice of linseed meal to it.If they had a thorn in their finger they would steep loaf bread in boiling water and put it to it.
- Long ago when physicians were scarce the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Una Costello
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilvilcorris, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- John Costello
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilvilcorris, Co. Tipperary