School: Iubhrach (roll number 8074)
- Location:
- Úrach, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Cristíne Ní Shíoda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0189, Page 293
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- The Irish people of long ago in cases of sickness seldom sent for a doctor but had cures of their own. At that time they used to depend a good deal on herbs. Garlic boiled with milk was a cure for a cough.
For a headache the head was measured with a tape and bandaged firmly because it was thought the head was asunder with the pain.
Sprains were cured with a woollen thread tied round the sprained part.
The person suffering from Erysipelas goes to some local man or woman who has the cure for it. They bring them a piece of butter. The person having the cure of this disease mixes some herbs with the butter into ointment. This ointment is rubbed into the infected part.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- P. Mc Gloin
- Address
- An Leachta, Co. Liatroma
