School: An Tulach Mór (roll number 11047)
- Location:
- Tullamore, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Gearóid Mac Piarais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0399, Page 134
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- (continued from previous page)the nose on the road, take a piece of blotting paper with them, and when the bleeding starts, they put the blotting paper under their tongue, and then it stops.
20. A cure for a sore heel is, to wash it with soap and hot water.
21. A cure for a whitlow is to put bacon lard up to it, it bursts and then it gets better.
22. A cure for goitre is, to open your mouth over a bucket of lime wet with boiling water, and to let the steam go into your mouth and it is sure to be cured.
- Long ago there was a blessed well in North Kerry near Ballyduff. It was called Mary's Well. If any person had any pain he would go to the well and he would come home cured. The Fame of this well went through the county and they came from all parts to be cured. This went on(continues on next page)
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- Cáit Breathnach
- Gender
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