School: Kilmessan (B.) (roll number 4210)
- Location:
- Kilmessan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brian S. Pléimeann
![The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0691, Page 089](https://doras.gaois.ie/cbes/CBES_0691%2FCBES_0691_089.jpg?width=1600&quality=85)
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0691, Page 089
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Kilmessan (B.)
- XML Page 089
- XML “Local Cures”
- XML “Local Cures”
- XML “Local Cures”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- (continued from previous page)In this district people believe that black soap and sugar when applied to boils will cure them. If a person is suffering from headache he is advised to mix half a spoonful of breadsoda with pure spring water and drink it. After a while he will be well again. If a person is suffering from stomach-ache he will be cured if he boils three leaves of garlick in milk and drinks it. Garlick is also a cure for consumption.
- The people of this district believe that if one were suffering from boils he would
- Collector
- Robert Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bective, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Thomas Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bective, Co. Meath
- The people of this district believe that if one were suffering from boils he would(continues on next page)
- Collector
- William Swan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ringlestown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Joseph Swan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ringlestown, Co. Meath