School: Clinstown (roll number 4193)
- Location:
- Clintstown, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: S. Ó Dúnlaing
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 511
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- (continued from previous page)the rotten tooth.Sore eyes
Cold tea or a gold ring, rubbed against sore eyes, was also an old remedy for them.Sore throat
A poutice of hot bread and milk in a cloth tied firmly around a person's neck, was believed to be a cure for a sore throat.Head-ache
A jar of hot-water placed at a person's feet who had a had-ache, was supposed to draw the pain from the head down to the feet.Colds
Eucalptus mixed with sugar, was found to be a good drink for a cold, or also for a sore throat.Chilblains
The application of lamp-oil was said to be a a cure for chilblains.Corns
A poultice of boiled oatmeal and water applied, was used for curing corns.Ear-ache
A piece of cotton-wool dipped in castor-oil, olive-oil or in whiskey and stuck in a person's ear, was a cure for ear-acheStings
A dock leaf rubbed on the sting of a nettle was believed to ease the pain. Ink or the "blue-bag", used in rinsing clothes, rubbed to a wasp or bee-sting(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maire Horgan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Littlefield, Co. Kilkenny
