School: Carlingford (C.) (roll number 13582)
- Location:
- Carlingford, Co. Louth
- Teacher: S. Ní Mhártain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0657, Page 149
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- (continued from previous page)For toothache, a fairly large quantity of mustard is put in a stocking and wound round the face. The person then goes to bed and remains there till the toothache is gone. Sometimes a smoke from an old pipe proves helpful.Thrush - This is a coating that comes on a baby's tongue. The most common cure for this disease is to get a posthumorus person to blow his breath three times on the ailing tongue.For rheumatism. The water that celery is boiled in is supposed to be a good cure for Rheumatism.Parsley is good for Kidney Trouble. Collect some fresh parsley and wash it well. Put it in a vessel and pour boiling water over it. Leave to draw, and then drink the liquid.Warts are cured by a lotion obtained by steeping alder-berries in buttermilk, andthen applying the liquid to the warts
- Collector
- Eithne O Rourke
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Castle Hill, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mrs Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newry Street, Co. Louth