School: Scoil an Chlochair, Bunclody

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1. A Cure for a Sty on the Eye (continued)

   

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   cure is to get a withered gooseberry thorn and make the Sign of the Cross three times while you prick the sty which will soon disappear that is a real cure for a sty. Others say that the sty should not be pricked with the thorn but that the thorn should be pointed towards the sty through a gold ring.

   Una Roberts, Carrigduff, Bunclody

   

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2. The Caileach's Bit

   

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   The Caileach's Bit The Caileach's Bit is the piece of meat with which the old people fried the pancakes on Shrove Tuesday night. It is hung up on a certain nail and it is kept and used to cure all sorts of diseases during the year. If a person has a sore they should rub it with the "Caileach's Bit" and it would go away. People of this district do not eat meat on St. Stephen's day, because they say it preserves them from sickness during the year. Elizabeth Kavanagh, Gurteen. Materials obtained from Mr. Phelim Kavanagh Gurteen.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)
   2. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
   3. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Elizabeth Kavanagh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Gorteen, Co. Wexford

   Informant

   Mr Phelim Kavanagh

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Gorteen, Co. Wexford