School: Kingsland
- Location:
- Kingsland, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0238, Page 328
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- Local Cures
In olden times people had no cures for ailments as they have at present. They had many other simple remedies and cures If a person was suffering from toothache he chewed tobacco for chin cough the cure was to drink ferret's leavings Warts were cured by rubbing with a snail and then hanging the obliging snail on a thorn until he withered away. As the snail withered so did the wart There were several cures for cuts and scrapes. A dock leaf was considered good for a cut. A cobweb was able to stop bleeding A herb called Lady mantle was also good for a cut or scrape. For a bite from a dog or a scrape from a cat a hair off the animal that did the harm was regarded as a cure
Certain Wells had cures for certain ailments
The thorns off a gooseberry were a cure for sty on the eye.
Heated chickweed was a cure for jaw swollen from toothache(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick O' Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowreagh, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Martin Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Knockglass, Co. Roscommon
