School: Tobinstown, Tullow
- Location:
- Tobinstown, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Bean Uí Ghrádaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0910, Page 055
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- Some Remedies used Locally
King's Evil. Put an 18 carat gold ring on evil Inside of ring place a small earthworm. Keep it there for a few minutes It it is the Evil worm dies + Relic is then applied daily for a week or two. This relic is supposed to be the Blood of a King who gave his life for the cure of this disease
Burns + scalds. An ointment is made by melting a portion of a 60% wax candle in olive oil + applying to affected part; not removing it until healing has commenced (i.E) a couple of days. Then renew.
Ringworms Aqua fortes quicksilver+ lard made into an ointment + applied.
Eczema. Mutton suet melted down + mixed with a little anchanged Tar
Earache. The Bark of ash heated juice extracted + put warm into ear.
Tuberculosis The milk of donkey sheep or goat frequently drunk
Rickets. Drink lime-water + eat red carrots grated raw + boiled. The other cures are still kept as secrets among families Above collected by B. O'Grady in the course of conversation with people concerned.
Miss Hopkins of Ballybitt now 81 years of age told me she had in her early life an old Herb Doctor's Book with Herbal Remedies for almost every disease but one of her brothers sent it to the museum in London. He mother made up + gave freely ointments + salves from that precious book which cured the countryside - until local Doctors became annoyed. Then she gave up her practice. B O'Grady
- Collector
- B. O' Grady
- Gender
- Female
