School: Druim Mór (roll number 16278)
- Location:
- Dromore, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0166, Page 312
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- Long ago in Ireland the people had their own cures for diseases. There were few doctors in the country and besides poor people could not afford to go to them to be cured, and therefore they had to cure themselves. For instance : -Disease
Toothaches (1)
Cures
When the people had toothache they got a big piece of tow and warmed it before the fire. When it was warm they put it to the outside of the cheek and the heat of the tow killed the pain(2) The old people also used alum and mustard. They put the alum into the hallow in the tooth and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eily Judge
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Henry Judge
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Crowagh or Dunneill Mountain, Co. Sligo
