School: Crieve (roll number 4369)
- Location:
- Creeve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Browne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0937, Page 219
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- in olden times great use was made of herbs as cures for many diseases, other methods were also used.
Toothache - Place a worm taken from the earth across the tongue.
Whooping Cough - Ferrets milk was taken by the patient. A ferret was given milk and allowed to drink a quantity of it, the remainder was given to the patient.
Two persons of the same name married have the cure for whooping cough.
Mumps - Creeping under the stomack of a donkey.
Cold - Dalk seeds boiled in milk, this was strained and the liquid taken.
Warts - The juice of a herb "Seven Sisters", was applied to warts, also roased ivy leaves.
Sprains - "Wellink", a plant of a dark green colour found in swampy places boiled and used as a poultise.
Stomach trouble - "Rose Noble", leaves boiled and the water taken, "Woodbine" used in the same way.
Earache - parafinn oil.
Jaundice - Pith of "Jaundy bush" stewed and taken(continues on next page)
- Collector
- E.A. Brown
- Gender
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Mr D. Corr
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Address
- Corrinshigo, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mrs Donnelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 30
- Address
- Corrinshigo, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Grane
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Ramanny, Co. Monaghan
