School: Ballycumber (B.), St Ciaran's
- Location:
- Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: G. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 063
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- (continued from previous page)in new milk.
10 If two people of the same name get married wheaten bread made by them will cure the whooping cough.
11. By walking three times under a she ass's legs it will cure the whooping cough.
12. The water of St. Brigids well will cure warts.
13. A thistle will cure a sore breast if it is blessed.
14. Celery will cure rheumatism.
15. Scaled buttemilk and sugar will cure a sore throat.
16. Pepper and sugar will cure a cough.
17. Cold tea will cure a sore eye.
18.A boy, whose fatehr was dead before he was born can cure the whooping cough.
19. Nettles will cure boils.
20. Water that the blacksmith cools his irons in will cure warts.
21. A poultice of flagged roots will cure mumps.
22. Breadsoda and awter will cure a hearburn.
23. Chicken weed boiked in new milk will cure the mumps.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Concannon
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr James Henzey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 71
- Address
- Cappanalosset, Co. Offaly
