School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)
- Location:
- Cloyne, Co. Cork
- Teacher: E. Geeleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0394, Page 264
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- (continued from previous page)the child crawl under him three times; and then to have the donkey blow his breath on a slice of bread; this bread was to be given to the child and it was a great cure for the whooping cough also.
The leaves of the dandelion were eaten as a cure for consumption. A weed that's called "garlic" was picked and boiled, and was drunk fasting, this was a cure for scurvey. Long ago people caught a worm named 'arc luacra' and licked him. Then that person would have a (cream) cure in his tongue for a burn. Sheep's milk and sulphur was a cure for measles. For a wisp on the eye people made the sign of the cross three times with a wedding-ring while both were fasting. It is said if you rub the milk of the dandelion to warts they will be cured in a week. Count all your warts and for each one put a stone into a bag. Let the bag at a cross road, and whoever will pick up the bag will take the warts.
- Collector
- Rose Lane
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Michael Downing
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloyne, Co. Cork
