School: Glascorn (roll number 16615)
- Location:
- Glascarn, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs Hope
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 170
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- Local Cures
There were many ways in which diseases were cured in olden times when there were very few doctors.
A man named Mattie Byrne, who lives in Ballinea has a cure for a toothache because he is the seventh son of a family.
Ringworm-To crawl through an opening under a hedge is a cure for ringworm.
A Rash-Soot and ground ivy mixed well together make a cure for a bad rash.
Sore Throat- May be cured (1) by drinking the milk in which a weed known as garlic has been boiled (2) Another cure for a sore throat is to tie a stocking full of roasted salt round the neck when going to bed and the sore throat will be better in the morning.
Earache- A roasted onion placed at the back of the ear will cure ear-(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomena Whelan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Informant
- Mrs Brigid Ollard
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Tuitestown, Co. Westmeath
