School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)

Location:
Cappamore, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
James McCarthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 185

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 185

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    is, to get a snail and rub it into the wart. Then leave the snail on a bush and while the snail is withering the wart is doing the same. (James Finucane)
    15.Get a turnip and boil it in oil, then get a few snails and wait until the turnip is soft. Then mix it all up together and put vinegar and spice in it, and eat one spoon of it every hour.(James Finucane)
    16. If there is a huge stone in a field, go to it on a wet day. There are small little holes in it and water will be in them, and wash the warts with the water that will be in them and it will cure the warts. (Con Kemp)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Cures for Sore Throats.
    Gather a lot of young nettles and boil them with a little water, and when it is boiled drink the water. (Chris Humphreys)
    People gather a plant called the Asphodel, and it is supposed to be able to cure sore throats. (James Sweeney)
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. sore throat (~69)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Chris Humphries
    Gender
    Male
    Collector
    James Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Collector
    John Mulcahy
    Gender
    Male
    Collector
    Tom Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Collector
    Willie Hayes
    Gender
    Male