School: Naomh Eoin, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 1301)

Location:
Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bráthair Tomás Mac Binéid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0856, Page 160

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0856, Page 160

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  1. The following cures were got by Thomas Walsh from his mother Mrs. J. Walsh of John's Quay.
    When you have a cough run in under an ass's belly or eat sally grass for a couple of days and it will get all right.
    Chilblains are cured by taking water from a forge without letting anyone see you.
    Rheumatism is cured by stinging yourself with a nettle for nine nights.
    A cure for a cold is to get scalded butter milk and drink it.
    A cure for a cold on your chest is get brown paper and a blessed candle, and leave it on your chest.
    A cure for a cough is get the stocking you are wearing and put the sole of it around your neck.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. The following cures were got by John Deegan from his mother Mrs. Mary Deegan of Newpark, Kilkenny.
    A wart is cured by putting a fasting spit and bread soda for nine mornings on it.
    I once had three warts on my hand and I got straws of hay and put one piece of hay to a wart and a piece of hay on the fire and the warts went.
    A cure for sore eyes is to put the dew of the grass for six mornings.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Deegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newpark, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Deegan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newpark, Co. Kilkenny
  3. The following cures were got by Paddy Hayes from his mother Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes of Wolfe Tone Street, Kilkenny.
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