School: Cluain Tuirc (C.)

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1. Local Cures (continued)

   

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   and poultices also to which we find the old people people say cures are attached if we use them in the proper way. A docken-leave can cure the sting of a nettle if it is well rubbed to it. Roasted chick-weed is a cure for a sore throat. Fresh beef-steak is good when applied to an open wound and prevents it from colouring. Cobwebs prevent bleeding and a cold stone or a sudden shock of cold water at the back of the neck prevents nose-bleeding. A shock is a great remedy for a hiccough and also for lockjaw. Strong tea is supposed to be a cure for a violent head-ache.
   Wells.
   The old people also tell us of the cures they got at holy wells. There is one in a field in Cloonboney - if we have [?] warts and that we go there and place a pin in a little hole we will see [?] the well - the warts will go away through time. There is another well in Anaduff and it is said that if we bring a round stone from where we live to this well and leave it there as an offering we will get cured of any disease we suffer from.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
         1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)

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   Bridie Hackett

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