School: Naomh Muire, Droichead Átha (roll number 8052)
- Location:
- Drogheda, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Sr. M. Bernard Mc Cabe
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- Sting. Rub a wet blue bag on it.
Sprained Wrist. Tie a cord around it and put a certain knot on it.
Sore Throat. Heat salt and put it into a woollen stocking and tie it one the throat for one night.
Sty on the eye. Point a thorn of a gooseberry bush at it three times in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
The cure for pains was to rub sea-weed on them.
If a child was suffering from worms the people would get young Ash and boil it. then give the child a small wine glass of the juice twice a day.
A cure for sore eyes was to bathe the eyes in cold tea water.
If a person had cracks on their hands, they used to lap the skin of Kidney Suet round the cracks and it would cure them.
An old cure for corns was glycerine & breadsoda.
If a person got a burn and said, "Holy St Laurence" he would be cured, or if he rubbed soap on it.
If a baby had a sore mouth borax and glycerine was the cure.- Collector
- Mary Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Duleek Street, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mr O' Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Mary Street, Co. Louth