School: Naomh Muire, Droichead Átha (roll number 8052)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernard Mc Cabe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0680, Page 262

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  1. Sting. Rub a wet blue bag on it.
    Sprained Wrist. Tie a cord around it and put a certain knot on it.
    Sore Throat. Heat salt and put it into a woollen stocking and tie it one the throat for one night.
    Sty on the eye. Point a thorn of a gooseberry bush at it three times in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
    The cure for pains was to rub sea-weed on them.
    If a child was suffering from worms the people would get young Ash and boil it. then give the child a small wine glass of the juice twice a day.
    A cure for sore eyes was to bathe the eyes in cold tea water.
    If a person had cracks on their hands, they used to lap the skin of Kidney Suet round the cracks and it would cure them.
    An old cure for corns was glycerine & breadsoda.
    If a person got a burn and said, "Holy St Laurence" he would be cured, or if he rubbed soap on it.
    If a baby had a sore mouth borax and glycerine was the cure.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Duleek Street, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr O' Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Mary Street, Co. Louth