School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- The people in olden times used to make their own cures for diseases.
There is a disease called thrush which can be remedied by rubbing honey mixed with borax on the tongue. Thrush is a disease which come from a coated tongue. I myself had thrush and it was remedied by the mentioned mixture.
My mother, who was very subject to head-ache got cured by putting a bandage,(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garraí an Ghoidínigh, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- John Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Garraí an Ghoidínigh, Co. Chill Chainnigh