School: Cill an Daingin, Nenagh (roll number 6658)

Location:
Killadangan, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó hOgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 013

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    For a burn oil should be thrown on the sore part. Roasted laurel leaves and hard or wet bread-soda are also used as cures for a burn. There is a weed called 'black-foot' and when mixed with lard it is supposed to cure a burn.
    Dock-leaves when wet, or bread-soda will stop the pain of a sting of a nettle.
    There is an old rhyme about the sting of a nettled:-
    If you gently catch a nettle,
    It will sting you for your
    pains,
    Grasp it like a lad of metal,
    And it like silk remains,
    Blue or ink will cure the sting of a wasp or bee.
    Roasted onions put into the ear cure ear-ache
    Salty water is a cure for a sore throat. Dried salt in your stocking and roll it round your is also very good for a sore throat.
    When you have a swelling you should get the marshmallow weed and pound
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie Starr
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisquillibeen, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Maisie Cleary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killadangan, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Margaret Starr
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisquillibeen, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Maura Collins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockanacartan, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Mickie Hogan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Larkin's Hill, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Peg Cleary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Rita Morrissey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prospect East, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Sally Darcy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rockview, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Sara Hogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Larkin's Hill, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr John Cleary
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr John Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Knockanacartan, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Cleary
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    41
    Address
    Killadangan, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Hogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Larkin's Hill, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Knockanacartan, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs O' Meara
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Rockview, Co. Tipperary