School: Baile Uí Mhuireadhaigh (roll number 12964)
- Location:
- Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Ghealbháin
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- The people of every district have their own peculiar cures for their ailments.
To cure a sty on the eye : point 10 thorns of a gooseberry-bush to the sty, then throw away one of the thorns, and point the other nine, nine times to the sty.
A silk cloth is sometimes used to cure "thrush" as the silk is fine and will rub out the "thrush".
Hot drinks are usually given a cure for the measles.
A piece of cloth tied round head is said to cure a head-a[?]
Red flannel is put to the back to cure a back-ache.
If a person having warts on any part of his or her body should dip the warts in rock-water, (that is the rain-water(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mary K. Lough
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonconra, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- James Lough
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonconra, Co. Roscommon