School: Sixmilebridge (C.)
- Location:
- Six-mile-bridge, Co. Clare
- Teacher: M. J. Walker
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0596, Page 385
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- The following cures were given to me by my mother-;
For whooping cough-;
If you meet a man on a grey horse say to him "o man with the grey horse tell me a cure for the whooping cough" What ever he says will cure the disease.For a sty in your eye-;
Look through a marriage ring and bless yourself with it three times.For a toothache-;
Put a piece of yarrow in your tooth and leave its juice flow into it.For the sting of a nettle-;
Put a dock leaf on the sting.For a sore throat-;
Honey.For a burn-;
Lime water and sweet oil.For yellow jaundice-;
Mrs. Studdart of Bunratty makes up a bottle from herbs but she has never given away the secret.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cappagh North, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Quinn
- Relation
- Parent
- Address
- Cappagh North, Co. Clare
