School: Lios Uí Bhigín (B.) (roll number 8791)
- Location:
- Lios Uí Bhigín, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Séamus P. Ó Raghallaigh
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Long ago it was the custom for people to make up cures of their own. They used to (make) go out and gather slanlus chew it for a while put cream on it and it (and) cured cuts. Moss and cobwebs were used to stop a cut from bleding. They licked lizards and then when any member of the family got a burn if that person licked it would cure it. The remains of milk after a ferret was used to cure measles. A cure for a disease called thrush was to let a gander breathe into that person's mouth. A plaster of ground penny - leaves when applied to a bruise draws the matter.Nora Healy
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- Nora Healy
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- An Chlais, Co. Chiarraí