Local Cures - Colds Colds1) Put brown paper soaked in turpentine on the chest (Mrs. Bracken, Celbridge in Co. Down) Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project. History | Edit »
Local Cures - Colds 2) For wheesing on the chest boil roods of dandelion and water (Mr. J. Perkins, Celbridge heard here 20 years ago) Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project. History | Edit »
Local Cures - Colds Share Tweet 3) Drink when for a cold (Mr. Hollingsworth Celbridge, heard in Wexford 20 years ago) Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project. History | Edit » Informant Mr Hollingsworth Gender male Address Celbridge, Co. Kildare Language English
Local Cures - Colds 4) Boil mullion plant and drink the water cures consumption (Mr. J. Perkins, Celbridge - heard from mother 20 years ago) Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project. History | Edit »
Local Cures - Colds 5) Dandelions boiled down cure colds (Mr. Smyth, Celbridge - heard in Wicklow 30 years ago) Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project. History | Edit »
Local Cures - Colds 6) Slice a turnip and put sugar on it and drink juice (Mrs. Cochrane, Celbridge in Co. Cavan) Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project. History | Edit »
Local Cures - Colds 7) Inhale Friars Balsam for a cold in head or chest (Mr. Anderson, Castletown) Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project. History | Edit »
Local Cures - Colds 8) Take a currant drink or lemon drink going to bed (Mr. Flood, Celbridge - heard in Co. Kilkenny) Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project. History | Edit »
Local Cures - Colds 9) Boil dandelions leaves in a saucepan and eat them. (Mrs. Wing, Celbridge) Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project. History | Edit »
Local Cures - Colds 10) Colds on lips rub with honey (Mrs. Blake, Tara St. Dublin) Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project. History | Edit »
Local Cures - Colds 11) Eat treacle for a cold (Mrs. Smyth, Celbridge, Heard in Tipperary) Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project. History | Edit »
Local Cures - Colds 12) Carageen moss cures colds boil it and drink syrup with lemon juice. (mrs. Hill, Celbridge in Co. Cork) Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project. History | Edit »