School: Cora Finne (B.) (roll number 12907)
- Location:
- Corrofin, Co. Clare
- Teachers: Seosamh Ó Cléirigh Ss. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0614, Page 238
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- Old Cures.The cure for an earache was to pluck a piece of wool of a black sheep and put it into the ear.The cure for a sty in the eye was to look through a gold ring on a green field and make the Sign of the Cross.The cure for corns was to walk barefoot on the bog and on dewy grass.The cure for a nose-bleed was to put a bunch of keys down the back.The cure for a burn was to rub a pinch of flour to it.The cure for a sore throat was to fill a stocking with bran and tie it round the neck.The cure for a cut was to apply a cobweb to it.The cure for a boil was a roasted onion or steam from a bottle of hot water.The cure for a chincough was to give a ferret milk and drink whatever he leaves.The cure for a pain in the stomach was a drink of buttermilk.The cure for a pain in the back was parafin oil.(continues on next page)
