School: Islandanny (roll number 5748/9)
- Location:
- An Ré, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin
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- (continued from previous page)In olden times there were quack doctors in almost every district who prescribed cures for minor diseases.Tooth-ache was cured by putting a frog's leg into the mouth.Earache was cured by applying a roast onion.Mumps - by applying a poultice of hot chicken weed.Whooping Cough was cured by eating food left ones by a ferret.To stop bleeding
An herb called Slánlus was applied or the pith of rushes.- Collector
- M. O Connor
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- An Ré, Co. Chiarraí