School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)

Location:
Cloyne, Co. Cork
Teacher:
E. Geeleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0394, Page 266

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    If a child had the whooping cough, two people would stand at each side of a mans donkey and throw the child three times under the donkey. Then the cough would leave.
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  2. People used the plants that grew as cures for their ailments long ago. The leaves of the elm-tree were used as a cure for a burnt leg. The dandelion was also a great herb. It was boiled and the juice which was drink was a great cure for a heart ache. An herb by the name of out Lady's gloves was a great cure for a sore throat. It was made into broth, and when drunk
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Esther Meany
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloyne, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Miss Fanny O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloyne, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Mac Bride
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloyne, Co. Cork