School: Cill Loiste (Killusty), Fíodh Árd (roll number 16111)

Location:
Killusty North, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mheacháir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 501

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 501

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  1. In olden times people could cure most ailments at home:- for instance (an) an abscess when broken they would put a withered leaf to it to draw out the matter, changing the leaf daily until all the badness was drawn out.
    To cure sprains or bruises, they used a weed called "March- Malis". This was boiled and mixed with hog's lard and applied to the injured part.
    For chest trouble they got a blue sugar bag and made it into a square which the soaked in whiskey and applied to the person's chest.
    To cure a toothache they mixed equal quantities of soot and salt and wet them with water and applied this mixture to the toothache.
    A cure for warts was to rub the first white snail they met to the wart, and then stick the snail on
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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
    Michael Halpin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Boolagh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Patrick Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Boolagh, Co. Tipperary