School: Athboy
- Location:
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Teachers: Pilib Ó Néill Tomás Ó Domhnalláin
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Athboy
- XML Page 238
- XML “Folk Cures and Charms”
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)Ailment
Nature of Cure or Charm
- Possessor of CureA "burst" in finger
Opening with Knife & poulticing with herbs, three times
(opening & heating - poulticing are healing factors)
- Mr. P. Martin, Killcea
- Mr. B. Mc Cornell, MartinstownSores on mouth
Breathing into mouth by posthumous boy or man
- GeneralKidney Trouble
1) Boiled Dandelion
- General2) Boil "Mouse's Ear" & drink juice
- GeneralJaundice "The Yallows"
Ale and herbs - the Bucklan is included drunk three times a day after blessing three times before taking
- "Dr" John James, AthboySore Eyes
Application of Cold Tea
(Tanic acid is an eye cure, will refresh tired eyes)
- Mrs Mc Cormack, KilmessanScald of Water
A Travelling Man licked affected part & signed with Sign of Cross
- "Travelling Man"Boils
1) Water & weed from well between Clonmellon & Oldcastle; application 3 times making sign of Cross2) Seventh son rubbed with hand & said prayers; 3 visits
- Leavy, KilrushWhooping Cough
Two persons of same name married. Brread left after eatingBurns
Licked Lizard licks burn
- Ned Woods, Drastown