School: Clologe (roll number 15948)
- Location:
- Clologe, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Luighseach de Grae
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0896, Page 138
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- (continued from previous page)138The seventh son in a family was supposed to be able to cure all forms of disease. He was often looked on as a doctor.
Flour and flanned were used to take down any swelling especially Erysipelas and if it was mentioned at all as a cure it would have to be used whether the swelling was dangerous.
It should be heated as hot as possible and applied.Told by
Mrs Mary Leacy.
(Now dead)
- CuresBorax and honey were used as a cure for Thrush.
Persons who married one of the same name as himself or herself was supposed to have healing powers and to have the power to stop bleeding.Brought by
Mollie Kearns. Clologue. - Collector
- Mollie Kearns
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clologe, Co. Wexford
