School: Clongeen (roll number 4652)

Location:
Clongeen, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Brian Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 290

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  1. The people in this district were often cured by herbs -
    To cure a toothache they used to put a frog in their mouths.
    When a child had a whooping cough, it was passed under a calf.
    If they had a cut or scratch they chewed a small leaf called the rib-leaf.
    There is also supposed to be something mysterious about the seventh son or daughter. Mat Wall is the seventh son and is able to find springs with a piece of stick.
    If they had warts on their hands they would bury a straw,
    with as many knots as there is warts. They made the sign of the cross over the warts. They hung a snail up on a "sgeac" as the snail withers so will the warts go off.
    There is a wart-well in Clongeen graveyard, it is said to be
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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
    William Treacy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Leegane, Co. Wexford