School: Kilkerrin, Leaba Síoda
- Location:
- Kilkerin, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Seán Mac Aindréis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0603, Page 549
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- Headache;- Cure- Juice of a lemon in hot water.
Toothache;- Cure;- If the tooth is holed put a bit of cotton dipped in whiskey into it. If not put mustard in water and rub it to the tooth with a brush.
Whooping Cough;- Cure; To drink the leavings of a ferret.
Warts;- Cure; Water got in the hollow on a rock when you are not looking for it. If this is rubbed to the warts they will disappear.
Rheumatism;- Cure; Burned paraffin oil.
Pain in the stomach;- Cure;- Soda in water.
Cuts: Cure; Wash in warm water and rub ointment to them.
Teething: Cure; When a child is teething the mother takes it out early in the morning when the dew is on the grass and wipes the child's face three times in the dew.
Cure in the local blessed well.
The water of the well is famous for the cure of eye ailments. The moss in the well will help to cure all diseases.
- Collector
- Jane O' Neill
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs O' Neill
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- Parent
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- Female
