School: Sráid na Cille, Cathair Dhún Iascaigh (roll number 15184)
- Location:
- Caher, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Déoirín Ní Ragháil
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- There are a great many cures which a doctor does not sell. Herbs are the most popular, wild ones and a great many that grow in gardens.
People say that if a dog licks a sore it will get better
In Ireland people go to wells and believe if they drink or put the sore in the water it will get better.
I sprained my ankle and a man told me to sit down and get a jug of cold water and hold it high over my ankle and let the water drip slowly on it and it cured it in two days.
A local cure for ring-worm is tobacco ashes.
There is a well known cure around Clonmel for boils made(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Fox
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Loughlohery, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Michael Fox
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Loughlohery, Co. Tipperary