School: An Drom (Drom Thurles) (roll number 585)
- Location:
- Drom, Co. Tipperary
- Teachers: Pilib Ó Ó Muireadhaigh Pádraig Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0550, Page 286
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- (continued from previous page)people were cured of their disease by visiting certain people and certain places and certain instruments.
When a person had a toothache he got a (got) frog and made him suck it. When the frog had it sucked he puled it out and the toothache was cured immediately.
If a person had sore-eyes he got an herb by the name of "Sore Eyes" and got the seed of the herb and put it on a cloth and put it to his eyes. After a few hours his sore eyes were cured.
If a person had a pain in his side he went to a holy well and put some silver in it and he was cured.
The cure for warts was a plant by the name of "The Warts Plant." They got the plant and boiled the roots and it to the warts for a day or two and they were cured.
By getting the leaves of nettles and boiling them in water and eaing them was a cure for pimples and boils and other rash.
If a person had a sore throat he got turnips and boiled them. Then(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Una Costello
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilvilcorris, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- John Costello
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilvilcorris, Co. Tipperary
