School: Baile an Daingin (C.) (roll number 4828)

Location:
Ballindine, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire de Staic
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  1. A cure for the whooping cough is to ask a man with a white horse for a cure and to do whatever he says. For a sore put a fasting spit on the hearth when you get up in the morning and rub it on the sore for three mornings commencing on a Thursday. White bread and water is good for a sore.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Brigid Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 60
    Address
    Lisduff, Co. Mayo
  2. Flaxseed boiled with candy was the old cure for a cold. Whey was considered a good cure for any fever. Arrowroot boiled in milk was considered a nourisheen food for sick people. Boiled chicken-weed serve as a very good remedy
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Mc Manus
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Manus
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    53
    Address
    Cloonmore, Co. Mayo