School: Naomh Eoin, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 1301)
- Location:
- Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bráthair Tomás Mac Binéid
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- Mrs O'Neill
1, Nore Terrace, Kilkenny
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Local Cures
A cure for a whooping cough is give a ferret plenty of milk to drink and when it has about half of the milk drank put it away from the milk, and drink it yourself and it will cure a whooping cough.
A cure for measles is go out the road and ask the first man you see on a white horse, what's a cure for measles, and whatever he says will cure it.
A cure for warts is, go down to Mr. Dunne from Maudlin Street Kilkenny and tell him you have a wart and he will bury two straws in the form of a cross and while the straws are withering the wart will be getting all right.
Eat raw celery and it will cure rheumatism.
Vinegar on brown paper will cure a headache.
Grind sugar together and mix it with soap and put it on a boil and it will cure the boil.
Rub washing soda on chilblains and it will cure them.
Put cold black tea on sore eyes and it will cure them.
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- Informant
- Mrs O' Neill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Nore Terrace, Co. Kilkenny
