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School: Knockanevin (roll number 4122)

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Knockanevin, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Crosáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 505

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    The Local Cures
    There are different cures for different ailments.
    The cure for a toothache is to put a frog into ones mouth and it is believed that you would never get sore teeth or any other ailment of the teeth.
    Sore hands or chapped hands are cured with cream or sulphur ointment.
    Sore eyes or bad sight is cured with the water of St. Mochtu’s Holy Well.
    Cripples who are brought to St. Fanahan’s Holy Well are cured at once.
    Deafness and dumbness are also cured with the water of this Holy Well.
    Ringworm is cured by putting tar to or even by putting lime to it.
    If a person gets a cut a poultice of bread, or mustard, or bran, or linseed meal is put up to it.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina Mc Grath
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockanevin, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Postman
    Address
    Knockanevin, Co. Cork