1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Cill Moibhí (C.)

School: Cill Moibhí (C.) (roll number 13081)

Location:
Kilmovee, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0114, Page 148

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0114, Page 148

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Cill Moibhí (C.)
  2. XML Page 148
  3. XML “Traditional Cures”
  4. XML “Old Cures”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Traditional Cures

    Share Share Post
    You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    Cancel
    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.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English

  2. Old Cures

    Share Share Post
    In the olden times the people made their own cures. They never brought a doctor to any person that was sick. For a simple cold they used a gruel made of butter milk and oat meal. For a sore neck they boiled potatoes and when they were boiled they bruised them and put them into a stocking.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit