School: Shanakill, Roscrea

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1. Local Cures (continued)

   “People say that if (you) a calf had a pain to cut the worms knot three times over him and it would cure him, but if the twine knotted he would die...”

   

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   side you spit on down to the ground and it would cure the pain in your side Burns We have a cure at home for a burn. It would cure any sort of burn. Its colour is white. Sores There is a stone tub in Ballaghmore and there is always a sup of water in it. There is a cure in it. A lot of people went to it with a sore. Cuts People say that if you had a cut on your finger, to get mangold leaves and pound them up very fine and put it to your hand and it would help to cure it. Another cure for a cut is to get a dog to lick it and it would be cured.

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2. Local Cures

   “Miss Elizabeth Prendergast of Clonmore in the townland of Templemore, has a cure for tetters and ringworms...”

   

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   Tetters and ringworm
   Miss Elizabeth Prendergast of Clonmore in the townland of Templemore has a cure for tetters and ringworms. She is a very old woman over eighty years of age and is still able to cure these two sores. With a gold ring and a medal and a prayer she cures them.

   Farcy
   Mr. James Hamell, Killough, Templemore has a cure for farcy - a disease among horses. With a prayer and holy water he cures them, and the owner of the horse gives

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