School: Baile Droichid, Cathair Dún Iascaigh (roll number 10533)
- Location:
- Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Donnchadh Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 137
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- Local Cures
Thrush. Any person that never saw his father can cure this by breathing into the childs mouth three mornings following before breakfast.
Mumps. Fill a stocking of hot salt and tie it around the neck, or a hot stocking by itself.
Whooping Cough. Long ago it was a supposed fact, that what ever the first man would say riding on a grey horse in the morning would be the cure for it.
Head-ache. Bathe the temples with hot vinegar, or pour cold water on the head, or tie the band of brac Baizoe around the head.
Foot-ache - Hold a spoonfull of whiskey or a pinch of bread soda in the mouth.
Corns. Pare the corn to the heart of it and rub washing soda to it.
Heartburn. Half a tea spoon of bread soda in a cup of hot water.
Jaundice. Stay in bed and live on milk diet.
Rheumatism. To eat brown sugar and sulpher or iodine in an egg cup of new milk.
A wart. Put your fasting spit on it three mornings in succession.
Told by: James Keating (35), Ballydrehid, Cahir, Co. Tipperary
Written by: John Keating..same address
- Collector
- John Keating
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- James Keating
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 35
- Address
- Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary
