School: Liathdruim, Cill Mhichíl (roll number 4433)
- Location:
- Leitrim, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Ó Conbhaidhe
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- Long ago there were very few doctors in the country and the old people made their own medicines from certain herbs that grew on the ground. Some of these cures were very effective. These are the pains and diseases they had cures for: a boil, a toothache, a headache, chin-cough, thrush, sore eyes, pain in the side, pain in the ears, and a weak heart.The cure for a boil was to melt a bit and put it down on it. The cure for a toothache was to catch a frog and rub him to the tooth. The cure for a headache was a handkerchief that would be out on(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Lernihan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Leitrim, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs Thomas Lernihan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Leitrim, Co. Clare