School: Drumatemple (C.) (roll number 7055)
- Location:
- Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Treasa, Bean Uí Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0260, Page 252
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“Long ago the old people had certain superstitious cures...”
(continued from previous page)a hollow in the shape of a knee, and tradition tells us that this is the imprint of Saint Patrick's knee. A custom of the pilgrims some time ago was to place their knee in the hollow of the stone after doing the station.
- Bouglis is a cure for boils.
Sulphur is used for rash.
Linseed and rib grass were used as poultices for running sores.
The thorn of a gooseberry bush was used for a whitlow. You would pull ten thorns, point nine at the whitlow, and throw away one.
Sweet oil and sulphure were used as a cure for ringworm in cattle.
Alder berry leaves were used long ago for the bathing of swelling in cattle.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Noone
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cornamucklagh, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mr Michael Noone
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cornamucklagh, Co. Galway
