School: Coradh Chaitlín (C.)
- Location:
- Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Eibhlin, Bean Mhic Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0598, Page 436
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When the old had a toothache, they took a smoke of a pipe or a chew of tobacco or they mixed soda with whiskey and drank it.Dandelions picked and boiled for half an hour in water was a cure for the whooping cough.When cows had ring-worm they made worms knot over them with with a string .They boiled nettles .When they were well boiled they drank the water that boiled them .That was a cure for pains in their joints and Rheumatism.
- Informant
- John Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathfolan, Co. Clare
