1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. An Clochar, Carraig Thuathail

School: An Clochar, Carraig Thuathail

Location:
Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. Celestine
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0385, Page 285

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0385, Page 285

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: An Clochar, Carraig Thuathail
  2. XML Page 285
  3. XML “Local Cures”

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. Local Cures

    Share Share Post
    To cure toothache a frog was put into the mouth of the affected person.
    Ivy leaves steeped in vinegar are a cure for corns.
    Cold tea is a great cure for sore eyes.
    Water got from brownstone land is a cure for sore eyes also.
    Bread soda is said to cure a burn if applied immediately.
    Turpentine is a great cure for a deep cut.
    The juice of a plant called "bainnicín na n-éan " is a remedy for warts.
    Train-oil mixed with sulphur is a cure for ringworm.
    A wisp can be cured by rubbing a wedding ring to it.
    Salt is often applied to cuts to prevent blood-poison.
    A fasting spit is said to be able to banish warts.
    An old cure for a headache is to tie a hankerchief steeped in vineger round the forehead.
    Blue cures the sting of a bee.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Canty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Woodstock, Co. Cork