School: An Clochar, B'l'Áthan Ríogh

Location:
Athenry, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Treasa Ní Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0003, Page 106

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  1. 1. If you have a stye on your eye it can be cured by putting the Sign of the Cross on it with a gold ring three times for nine mornings.
    2. The rough side of a leaf of cabbage draws a wound and a smooth side heals it.
    3. A cure for a headache is to put your head over a teapot of hot tea.
    4. If you get a burn rub it with soap, apply bread, soda and wrap it up paper and it will keep it from rising.
    5. If you have corns walk through a bog in your bare feet.
    6. Any person that never saw their father can cure a desease called the thrush.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Clementine Mc Guinness
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athenry, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athenry, Co. Galway