School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh
- Location:
- Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. Seanán
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A cure for yellow jaundice is to go between an ass's legs three times and to drink his milk.
Marshmallows is an herb, it is used to cure a stiff arm or rheumatism.
Goose grease is used for swollen joints.
There is a fern called Maiden Fern and it grows on a wall, it is used to cure a sick stomach, by simmering it as you would simmer the tea, and drink a half glass every morning fasting.
A cure for rheumatism is to get three roots of garlic and three roots of male or red root dandelion, sliced and placed in a bottle with Firstshot Whiskey and to bury it for forty-eight hours, and to take a half glass fasting every morning.
Pimples commonly known as(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maura Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cudville, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr M. Guilfile
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Cudville, Co. Tipperary