School: Dún na Mainistreach (B.), Dúngarbhán

Location:
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Mícheál Mac Cárthaigh
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  1. Old Cures
    1. Duck under a donkey's stomach twice and it is said that any ailment would be cured.
    2. Juice of onions put on warts would soon rid you of them.
    3. A roasted cabbage leaf with fresh butter on it would if applied to soon cure you of mumps.
    4. Nettles boiled and drank on May Day would purify the blood.
    5. Burnt salt applied to a sore throat would cure it.
    6. Boiled dandline if eaten would cure a cough.
    7. Potatoes roasted by the fire and eaten with butter would cure a cough.
    8. Cotton wool dipped in Holy Oil and put in the ear would cure it.
    9. Goose grease put on the mumps would heal it.
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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
    Seán Ó Faoileán
    Gender
    Male