School: Drumcrave

Location:
Drumcrauve, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 235

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  1. The "Rose" is cured by the rose water. The rose water is found very often in boggy land. It is called the rose because it swells up like a red rose. A boy and a girl must got for the water, between five and six o'clock in the morning. Once they go into field, where the well is, they must not speak. The boy must hold the girl's hand while she stoops to lift the water. When the water is lifted, they kneel down and say prayers for the person infected. The poultice is made boiling the water and putting it on the place infected.
    The goose-seam is the cure of the sprain. It is rubbed on for about (fire) five minutes, and then bandaged with a cloth.
    When rashes come on people's faces, they put fasting spits on them for nine mornings in succession and on the ninth morning the rashes are cured.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Freddie Finlay
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bridge Street, Co. Cavan