1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Drumcrave

School: Drumcrave

Location:
Drumcrauve, Co. an Chabháin
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 248

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 248

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Drumcrave
  2. XML Page 248
  3. XML “Local Cures”
  4. XML “Bird-Lore”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Local Cures

    Share Share Post
    There are several cures for the toothache. If you get a pig's tooth and sleep on it for a week you will not have toothache for a week. Another cure for the toothache is put poteen on a bit of cotton wool in and hold it there for a time you wont have toothache for a long time.
    A cure for the sting of a nettle is to rub a docking on the sting and squeeze the juice on it, it is an instant cure.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Bird-Lore

    Share Share Post
    You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    Cancel
    Transcription guide »
    By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    2. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. seanchas ainmhithe (~1,185)
        1. seanchas na n-éan (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Mc Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Cabhán, Co. an Chabháin