School: Cill na Móna (C.) (roll number 13626)
- Location:
- Kilnamona, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Síle Céitinn
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Lung disease- To drink paraffin oil is a cure for lung disease.
Craos Galair A person who is born after his or her father's death has a cure for the Craos galair by breathing into the sufferer's mouth.
Toothache- Jeye's fluid cures toothache.The jaw of a hedgehog cures a toothache .
Bleeding from the nose-To lie flat on the round and put the key of a door at the back of the neck stops bleeding.
Bleeding cuts-A cobweb put to a cut stops the bleeding .
Sore fingers- Linseed meal poultice cures sore fingers.
Bread poultice also cures sore fingers.
Measles-Donkey's milk cures the measles
Sore throat-To put a stocking filled with hot bran around your neck cures sore throat .
Boils-A poultice of linseed meal cures boils.
Skin disease-A Moss that grows in the bog cures all diseases of the skin.
There are two or three Blessed Wells in the parish of Kilnamona
One Blessed Well called "Tobar
Lachtáin"near the ruins of the old church in the graveyard is now known locally as St Josephs Well ,and is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Angela Keane
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilnamona, Co. Clare
