School: Cill Loiste (Killusty), Fíodh Árd (roll number 16111)
- Location:
- Killusty North, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mheacháir
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- In olden times people could cure most ailments at home:- for instance (an) an abscess when broken they would put a withered leaf to it to draw out the matter, changing the leaf daily until all the badness was drawn out.
To cure sprains or bruises, they used a weed called "March- Malis". This was boiled and mixed with hog's lard and applied to the injured part.
For chest trouble they got a blue sugar bag and made it into a square which the soaked in whiskey and applied to the person's chest.
To cure a toothache they mixed equal quantities of soot and salt and wet them with water and applied this mixture to the toothache.
A cure for warts was to rub the first white snail they met to the wart, and then stick the snail on(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Halpin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Boolagh, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Patrick Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Boolagh, Co. Tipperary