School: Cluain Mór (1), Baile an Droichid

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1. Local Cures and Doctors - Cuts and Sores (continued)

   

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   saucepan with grease + boiled it + put it to the felon. Felons come on the finger + the felon grass was used for drawing the 'cord' out of the finger." (Jas. Byrne, Gould Brook)
   8). "The cure for pimples is to put a blessed wedding ring on the pimple" (Mrs. Donohoe Killalorpel)
   9). Boils. Soap + sugar minced together make a drawing ointment for boils (general)
   10). No. 9. will also draw thorns or anything corrupted or festered (General)
   11). Boils. Turpentine on brown paper put to them (Mr. Doyle Ballaghaclay).
   12). Boils Fatmeal will cure it (Fr. P.Keogh)
   13) Cobblers wax will draw boils. It is also put on cuts of fested thorns (General)
   14). If bleeding out of the head put a smoothing iron or key or anything cold down the back of the neck (General).
   15). Cuckoo sorrell cures a stone buise.
   16). Boils. Put a bottle into boiling water. Then put the mouth of it over the boil + it will draw it.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)
            1. medicine for human sicknesses
               1. cuts and wounds (~41)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   James Byrne

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Gowle, Co. Wicklow

   Informant

   Mrs Donohue

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Killalongford, Co. Carlow

   Informant

   Mrs Mc Call

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Killalongford, Co. Carlow

   Informant

   Thomas Keogh

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Thomas Mc Call

   Gender

   Male