School: Clodiagh, Inistioge
- Location:
- Inis Tíog, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 518
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- (continued from previous page)a night. Some people say that a snail is able to cure a wart. You should not look for the snail. But if you were walking along and saw one, you should rub it on the wart. Then tie him on a stick and leave him there. You should not tell anyone about it. They say to, if you count another persons warts you would get them.
- Sore throat, sore eyes, thrush, whooping cough, corns, chilblains, burns, boils, measles, backache, earache, toothache, rheumatism, warts, ringworm.
Sore throat, the people long ago used to warm salt and put it in a woolen stocking to cure a sore throat.
Whooping cough, to go in under an ass'es legs three times was supposed to cure the whooping cough.
Burn, to put a drop of oil on the burn was able to cure it.
Measles, to boil a grass mouse in milk, and then drink the milk
Boils, a poutice of linseed meal.
Earache, to put warm castor-oil on a piece of wool, and then to put it in the ear.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Margaret White
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cúil na Muice, Co. Chill Chainnigh
