School: Maoilinn (C.), Áth Treasna
- Location:
- Meelin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Cheallacháin
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- In former years when medical knowledge was very limited and the little that was known was not available to the ordinary individual, the people of the country-side had to depend entirely on their own local remedies or cures. Some of these remedies were well known to all the people, but there were others - such as the preparation of some ointment, plaster, or wash - which were carefully guarded family secrets that were handed down from generation to generation.
Some of these cures seem amusing now, but a number of them were effective and chemists sell today some of the old-time remedies for the same ailments.
Warts:- An old cure for warts(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Katty Mc Auliffe
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr D. Mc Auliffe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Meelin, Co. Cork
