School: Lurga, Patrick's Well (roll number 10317)

Location:
Kilcolman, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhroin
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  1. Sloe Wine.
    Sloe wine is a cure for headaches. You gather the sloes, put them in a bottle with sugar and water. You then cork the bottle to keep it airtight. If you had a headache you would drink some of it.
    Murphy, Clounanna.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Washing Soda.
    Washing soda is a cure for warts. Washing soda is rubbed to the warts a couple of times a day. After a week they would be cured, because washing soda has healing properties.
    Murphy, Clounanna.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  3. Bread Soda.
    Bread soda is a cure for heart burn. You get water and bread soda and drink it. this is supposed to be a cure for heartburn.
    General cure here.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  4. Ringworm.
    The marrow of boiled bones and the dust of a burned boot is a very good cure for ringworm. You would mix the two together and apply them to the ringworm as a poultice.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.