School: Cill Dá Lua (B.)
- Location:
- Killaloe, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0587, Page 042
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- Warts
First snail found in morning rub to ward and then stick thorn on snail on first white thorn bush as snail shrivelled wart was supposed to disappear. Another cure as to bath wart in water found in the hollow of a rock.
Headache
Make the sign of the cross on forehead three times with water taken from a local holy well (St. Flannan's)
Toothache
Tie a hair from a mairs tail round the aching tooth.
Earache
The flowers of heather were boiled in a little milk and a few drops of the mixture poured into the ear.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Cecelia Connellan
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 81
- Address
- Killaloe, Co. Clare
