School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)
- Location:
- Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Thos. Mc Gettrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0072
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- For toothache a little moistened and put in the cavity of the tooth relieves pain. Vinegar and water used as a good gargle for sore throats.
The old fashioned remedy for a cold or chill was a posset made of buttermilk and oatmeal boiled and taken with sugar and butter.
In spring-time people used to eat boiled nettles and dandoloine also, in order to leave them healthy during the year.
Donkey's milk is good for a crying child. A good cure for corns is to go bare-footed in a soft bog.
The seventh son can cure a disease known as "Ring Worm".
A child born after its father's death can cure "foul-mouth".
A good cure for the pain in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rosie Scanlon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
