School: Tamhnach, Inis

Location:
Tamhnach, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
Proinnsias Gordún
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  1. Cold: Smoke is a cure for a cold.
    They say that when tea leaves are withered and when they are boiled that they are good for cattle. In old times the people had a good cure that was to give soot to cattle.
    Dandelion is good for decline in people.
    Garlic is a cure for T.B.
    Celery is a cure for rhumatism.
    Onions are good to make you sleep.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Roughan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tobar Mháille, Co. an Chláir
    Informant
    Mrs D. Roughan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    41
    Address
    Tobar Mháille, Co. an Chláir
  2. Cough ÷ If you had a cough hold a frog up to your mouth and you will be cured.
    Warts ÷ If you had warts you would be cured by putting on or rubbing washing soda to them.
    Chillblains ÷ If you had chillblains on your legs
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.