School: Baile Mhic Aodha (Ballymachugh)
- Location:
- Ballymachugh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ní Dhuinnín
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 259
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- 1. A stye: A stye is cured by going out to the goose berry bush when you get up in the morning and pull nine thorns. You point three of them at your eye for three mornings and throw the last one away saying in the name of the Father The Son and The Holy Ghost.
2.) Whooping Cough is cured with Milk left behind by a ferret.
3) Itchy heels. Itchy heels is cured with blue stone and oil mixed together you rub it into the horse's heels
The following are names of people that have special cures.
1) Mr Sloane of Lisduff has a cure of a sprain.
2) Mr Sherlock Kilhahard has a cure of warts.
3) Mr Smith of Aughaloora will cure a whitlow.
4) Mrs Higgins Fortland will cure(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Fred Woods
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mount Nugent, Co. Cavan
