School: Glaise an Choinnlín (B.), Áth Treasna (roll number 12320)
- Location:
- Clashykinleen West, Co. Cork
- Teacher: E. Ó Ríordáin
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“Long ago there were no cow-doctors or "vets" so the ordinary peasantry themselves had to adopt cures.”
Long ago there were no cow-doctors or "vets. so the ordinary peasantry themselves had to adopt cures. When a cow had a "worm" in her tail, a seventh son or a boy born after his father's death, was found and if he made the Sign of the Cross or Cleas na Péiste over the cow's tail the worm was supposed to fall out and the cow get well.
There were two cures for warts namely :- If a person put a piece of meat in the 'dunghill' or if he filled a handbag of small stones and left it at a cross of four roads the warts would wither shortly afterwards and that the person who removed the bag would get them. The cure for "whooping cough" and "thrush" is what food the ferret leaves after a meal. It is believed that if a person did not shave on a Sunday he would not get a toothache ever. Writing the name of some saint with ink prevents wild-fire from spreading. A woman lived near Kanturk long ago and any person(continues on next page)
