School: Béal Átha Fhinghín
- Location:
- Ballineen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Dhéisigh
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- A foxe's tongue will draw out a thorn or a needle.
A child suffering from whooping cough who is put under the stomach of a mare donkey three times. It will cure the cough.
A cobweb put to a cut will stop the bleeding.
Water steeped in Besom will cure swollen feet.
TO CURE WARTS. For every wart put a stone into a bag and throw the bag at a crossroads and that will cure the warts.
The gob of a gander put into the mouth is said to be a cure for a sore throat.
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A good cure for a headache is to put your hand as far as the elbow into a dish of cold water.
- Collector
- Annie O' Leary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockaneady, Co. Cork
- Collector
- Lilly Donovan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Aghalinane, Co. Cork
