School: Faithche (B.) (roll number 11405)
- Location:
- An Fhaiche Thiar, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0458, Page 045
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- I got these cures from my mother Mrs. O'Brien Lissivane Milltown Co. Kerry.Whoopingcough.
Anything got from a married pair of the same name was supposed to cure the whoopingcough.
Colds.
To drink the juice of boiled dandelion.
Boils.
To put comfrey to the boil so as to draw the matter from it.
Burns.
To boil the bark of elm and rub the juice to the burn.
- ErysupelasThe person who had the disease used to put a red hot iron into milk three times and then he used to drink the milk.RingwormThe cure for that was to rub butter and sulphur to it and to tie a cloth around itItchThey used drink treacle and sulphur every morning(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Thomas Doona
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Fhaiche Thiar, Co. Chiarraí
