School: Ceathrú na hAille (Carnahallia) (roll number 7416)
- Location:
- Cahernahallia, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Madadhain
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0540, Page 329
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- a cure for toothache was to rub turpentine jaw outside opposite where the pain or a funny cure was to fill the mouth with water and sit on the fire until it boils The whooping cough was supposed to be cured by a patient drinking milk a ferret would have left or to meet a man a man with a white horse and ask him for a cure, Meylew Well was supposed to have great cures by going round the field a certain number of times and visit twice a year, As for herbs three are a great number, water-cress, lime cress, mustard cress, pile worth, leeks,elder leaves a great poultice for boils also a hot water bottle with venice turpentine later to draw it, Warts were cured in olden times with lodged water or a snail. An old cure for sore eyes is cold tea and also spring water to bathe them well.(continues on next page)
