School: Drummond
- Location:
- Drummin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: P. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0903, Page 297
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- People in olden times who sprained their foot would go to the fields for a plant called "March Mallow". This they would boil and wash the foot with it and after some time it would heal.
The "Mullen Plant" is, or was in olden times a cure for consumption. They would boil the leaf of the plant and drink the juice.
Gilteac is a cure for a toothache Take a piece of the gilteac and chew it.
Punch mixed with saffron is a cure for the measles It would put them out on you. House leek mixed with cream is a cure for sore eyes
- Collector
- Mary B. Irwin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bigwood, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- John Behan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Ballyleigh, Co. Wexford
