School: St. James, Barnacogue, Swinford
- Location:
- Barnacahoge, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Lorcáin
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- The cowslip has a cure for measles.
The dock has a cure for a sore lip.
The chick-weed is a cure for a sick cow.
The noinin is a cure for a sore ear.
The cowslip is also a cure for a sore finger.
The poppy is a cure for a sore forehead.
The bluebell is a cure for a sore arm.
The dandelion is a cure for a rash.
The wall flower is a cure for a sore foot.
- Collector
- Mary Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killaturly, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Kate Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Killaturly, Co. Mayo
- The best cure for a toothache is the juice of dandelions. Boil them in water and then put sugar on them then drink it and it will cure the toothache.
Another cure for toothache is chick-weed. Pull it first, then cut it in small bits. Then leave it to boil beside the fire. When it is cool put it in a cloth and tie it across your mouth.
The cure for the chincough is to get an orange(continues on next page)
