School: Coradh Chaitlín (C.)
- Location:
- Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Eibhlin, Bean Mhic Conmara
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Old cures.
The people long ago had different cures from what we have not.The cure they had for corns was to rub paraffin -oil to them.If they found water in a rock without looking for it they rubbed it to warts and the warts went away. Another cure for warts was to steal a piece of bacon and to hide it in a pit.If the bacon rotted away the warts would go away.The cure they had for a cold was to put mustard in hot milk and drink it.If a baby had Craos-Galar a man who had never seen his father had to come fasting in the morning and blow into the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr John Mc Namara
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrownakilly, Co. Clare
