School: An Clochar, Roscrea

Location:
Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 020

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 020

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    meal to a swollen ankle.
    In olden days if a person had ringworm he took his mother's ring and placed it on the ringworm. He then made the sign of the cross over the ringworm. This cure was also applied to a sty.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Madeline Minogue
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Parkmore, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr John Maher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Address
    Grange, Co. Tipperary