School: Carlingford (C.) (roll number 13582)

Location:
Carlingford, Co. Louth
Teacher:
S. Ní Mhártain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0657, Page 148

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  1. 1. A Pain In The Back
    Long ago people suffering from a pain in the back visited a field situated about the centre of Carlingford.
    The person would go to a particular spot in the field and leave a two-pound poh there. He would take a little bit of moss and leave a stone on the spot from which he took the moss. The moss was rubbed on the spot where the pain was. It had to be rubbed on immediately you got it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. In ancient days the most common cure for a 'flu' was a glass of punch. They made this by putting a half glass of whisky into a large glass, adding half a noggin of boiling water and a few lumps of sugar. The sugar is stirred until completely dissolved and then served.
    The person is then put to bed, and made stay there till all traces of 'flu' have left.
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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
    Eithne O Rourke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Castle Hill, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newry Street, Co. Louth