School: Graiguenamanagh (B.) (roll number 16311)

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1. Old Cures

   

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   When any person was sick with the disease called the "Leitneach", or the mumps, salt was heated on a red lid and put in a stocking and tied around the person's neck. The old cure for a burn was caron oil and waggon grease. This mixture was applied to the burn each day until the flesh was cured. St. Anthony's Fire is a terrible rash that affects the body. The only cure for this rash is Cahill's or Kehoe's Blood. In Stackley about three miles from Graignamanagh there lived a woman who was able to cure Cancer on the outer parts of the body. Her name was Mrs. Murphy. There are several methods of curing warts. Some people go to a man who has a prayer for curing warts. Some people put their fasting spits on the warts

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Alfred Byrne

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny

   Collector

   John Byrne

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny

   Collector

   John Prendergast

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny

   Collector

   Michael Reddy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny

   Informant

   Miss Margaret Hayden

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   c. 50

   Occupation

   Domestic worker

   Address

   Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny