Local Cures
Cough:
A cure for the cough was flax seed, liquorice and candy boiled together and taken in spoonfuls.
Cut:
A cure for cuts long ago was to put a cobweb on it to stop the bleeding.
Scratch:
If a person got a scratch the best cure was a 'fasting spit.'
Teresa Hyland
Loughkeeran
Ballyvary