School: Tulach an Iarainn (B.)

Location:: Tallow, Co. Waterford
Teacher:: Proinnsias Ó Laoghaire

Filter stories

Person Language

Back / 131 Forward

Resolution: Low | High

Tulach an Iarainn (B.) | The Schools’ Collection

Old Cures (continued)

(continued from previous page)

[-]

Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
History | Edit »

Old Cures

Warts. (a) Count the warts and make the sign of the cross over each wart with pebbles and bring the pebbles to a cross roads. Whoever would take the pebbles would get the warts.
(b) Rub your fasting spit to them for nine mornings.

Measles. Drink the milk a ferret would leave behind after him.

Cold. Cut an onion in two halves and put one half of the onion on each side of the bed where you are sleeping.

(continues on next page)