School: Scairt Liath, Mainistir na Corann (roll number 2805)
- Location:
- Scartlea Upper, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Traolach Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0393, Page 235
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- (continued from previous page)kept on their smuggling again. "The Paris" now lies in the mud in front of Bawnard.
- As a cure for influenza half a glass of heated rum drunk quickly is regarded as an infallible cure.A cure for thrush was a mixture of honey and borax rubbed on the sufferers mouth. Sulphur was given to people that suffered from itch.The old people always put a rag on a tree on the eve of Saint Brigids. The rag then became a cure for a headache. The cloth was wound around the sufferer's head.A mixture of treacle and sulphur was also a good remedy for skin diseases.
- A tea made by boiling marshmallow plants in water was given to those suffering(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mairéad Mac Curtáin
- Gender
- Female
- Collector
- Pádraig Mac Curtáin
- Gender
- Male
