School: Taghmon (roll number 1762)
- Location:
- Taghmon, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: John J. Kelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0883, Page 181
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“In olden times the people of Ireland were badly served with medical values.”
In olden times the people of Ireland were badly served with medical values.
Taghmon Co. Wexford was no exception to the rule and many lived in the district who were classed as "knowing people and to those people the sick and injured were conveyed to be cured by medicine made from herbs. There are certain people to-day who can through the medium of certain herbs cure diseases such as internal Cancer Scurvey and other forms of skin diseases that doctors still do not understand.Simple cures were effected by almost every person in those days. For instance for the stopping of bleeding it was customary to place a large cob-web over the wound. The web was considered to contain healing and blood stopping(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Fintan Martin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr M.J. Martin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male