School: Druminardly
- Location:
- Drumman Beg, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Cuanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0255, Page 213
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- Cure for a sore eye: (a) Black tea (b) put house leek on eye. (c) hot milk
Burn cure: (a) Parrafin oil. (b) soda. (c) comfry leaves boiled in water (d) flour.
Cures for a cough or cold: (a) Garlic. (b) hot buttermilk and sugar. (c) pepper mixed with sugar.
Cure for whooping cough: Ferrets leavings.
Cures for toothache: (a) Ginger, (b) soda, (c) salts, (d) spice, (e) tobbaco.
Cures for chilblaines: (a) Parrafin oil. (b) Hot water with washingsoda (c) cold water and salt.
Cure for sore throat: (a) raspberry leaves or currant leaves boiled in water and gargle the water. (b) a gargle of salt and water. (c) roasted salt on a stocking tied round the neck: (d) Boiled buttermilk with sugar as a drink.
Cure for corns: (a) washingsoda. (b) Ivy leaf tied round corn.
Cure for sore ear: (a) wool dipped in olive oil and put in the ear. (b) roasted salt.
Cure for sore on the lip: (a) Put on a fasting spit for nine mornings. (b) soda(continues on next page)
- Informant
- William Cox
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 89
- Address
- Crunkill, Co. Roscommon
