School: Ráthdubháin (roll number 9385)
- Location:
- Rathduane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pilib Ó Múinneacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0323, Page 002
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- A common local cure for a burn was an application of soap and soda and the glare[?] of an egg when the would was fresh.
Another remedy was to apply flour and soda.
For a toothache, the hole was filled with tobacco and often the gum was rubbed with the juice of cloves.
A local cure for bleeding from the nose was putting a piece of silver between the teeth.
Often also a cold instrument was placed at the back of the neck, between the shoulders to help to stop the bleeding.
Boils were usually treated by poulticing with linseed meal.
Turpentine was rubbed on chilblains.
- Informant
- Andrew Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballydaly, Co. Cork
