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

School: Urcher

Location:
Urcher, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Martha Allister
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0953, Page 090

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0953, Page 090

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: Urcher
  2. XML Page 090
  3. XML “Cures”
  4. XML “Old Crafts”

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. Cures (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    same name as herself had the cure for the whooping cough. If they sent three eatables to the child who had it, and the child ate them, it was supposed to get better in a short time.
    To cure thrush, a dirty mouth in the young child, woodbine leaves were boiled in a little water, and the mouth was worked with it, afterwards it was rubbed with a little honey.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Old Crafts

    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.
    (continues on next page)
    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. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Moorehead
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    82
    Address
    Tirardan, Co. Monaghan