School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh
- Location:
- An tAonach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: An tSr. Seanán
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- (-)Chilblains. welts and corn - to boil parsnips with some water, then to pour the water on your sores. Then let the water soak into them.
Rheumatism cure : To put a raw potato in your pockets.
Colds : To drink a cupful of boiling milks with a spooful of mustard in it.
To prevent Colds on chest : Rub ordinary tallow candles on a piece of coarse brown paper. Then put on chest.
Hoarseness ; Boil an ounce of black currant leaves in one pint of water. Then strain and bottle it. Take a table-spoon-ful twice or three times a day.
Inflamed eyes ; Get a pennyworth of bluestone. Place enough to cover a sixpence in an ordinary eight ounce(continues on next page)- Collector
- Sheila Hogan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bóthar Bhaile Átha Cliath, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Mr Martin Hogan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Ardán Eoin, Co. Thiobraid Árann