School: Clinstown (roll number 4193)
- Location:
- Clintstown, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: S. Ó Dúnlaing
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- (continued from previous page)was a well know cure.Ire
Ire on the legs and thighs, caused by the wind, was often cured by the application of fresh cream.Gawgs
Gawgs on the hands and feet caused by walking in puddles, or by cold, were healed by "goose-grease", rubbed into them.Burns and scalds
When a person received a burn or a scald bread-soda was gently smoothed on the burn.Broken bones
If a person's collarbone was strained or broken, the neck was often painted wtih iodine.Rheumatism
People who suffered from rheumatic pains, often wore a red flannel undershirt, because red flannel is supposed to hold a cure for rheumatism.Bone-setting
The eldest child in a family was supposed to possess the art of bone-setting but usually this art runs in particular families.Warts
To rub the slime of a snail, or the juice of a dandelion on a wart was supposed to be a cure for that ailment.Stomach-ache
If a person had a pain in the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maire Horgan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Littlefield, Co. Kilkenny