You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this instance your IP address will be displayed in the interest of quality control.
Local Cures There were many queer old cures for diseases long ago. The people used to cure (rheum) rheumatism with celery seeds. Corns and warts were cured with the water in which the blacksmith cools the irons. When a person had a cold he took a battered egg and half a glass of whiskey or brandey. When a person had a rheumatism he put a horse-chest nut or a saw potato in his coat over the place where the pain was. If a person got a cut he washed it in paraffin oil. If a person got a thorn in his finger he pouticed it with hot stirabout. In olden times the best cure for bronchitis was to kill a
(continues on next page)
Transcription guide »
By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.