School: Scoil na mBráthar (roll number 16739)
- Location:
- Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: An Br. M.N. Mac Oireachtaigh
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- Collector
- Peter Redmond
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Redmond
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Occupation
- Domestic worker
- Address
- Borrmount, Co. Wexford
- (5) It is said that bread and butter from a woman who's name was never changed when she got married is a cure for the whooping-cough.
A cure for the jaundice is to get the bark of the barbarey tree, then boil it on milk and drink the milk.
Written by : Peadar O Murchu
Received from : Kate Murphy
Address : 1. O'Neill's Terrace
Age : 45 years
Occupation : House maid - (6) A cure for a chilblain is to get a potato and wash it and then cut it and place it on a saucer, then put salt on it and rub the juice of the potato on the chilblain and it will go away.
Written by: Patrick Murphy
Received from : Mrs. Murphy
Address : Weafer Street
Age : 50 years
Occupation : House-keeper