School: Ceathramhadh, Dún Droma
- Location:
- Carrow, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Bean Uí Thuathaigh
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- Long ago people sought remedies for their ailments from herbs and certain roots.Certain people have charms to cure pains to stop people from bleeding but people should believe in them. A man named Henry Brien who live in Marlow has a charm to cure pains. He cured my father R.I.P of pains and he stoped a man named Con Ryan (Joe) from bleeding.Poultices are applied to cuts or sores where blood-poison or badness is. A poultice for a boil is to get sugar and soap and grind them, and heat them to the fire and put them on the boil. Loaf(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Willie English
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Carrow, Co. Tipperary