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School: Lloyd (Scoil Laoide) (roll number 15987)

Location:
Tiobradán, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Choibián
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0266, Page 248

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    Sore Throat: A person having a sore throat is supposed to be cured by filling a stocking with salt and putting it in an oven beside the fire to heat. Then when going to bed the person ties the stocking round his or her neck.
    Sty: If a person had a sty in his or her eye he should point nine white thorns towards his eye.
    Sore eyes:There are many wells in Ireland known as Tobar na Súil. People with sore eyes to be cured to be cured by washing their eyes in those wells.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mrs Martin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kellybrook, Co. Ros Comáin
    Informant
    Maura Luby
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kellybrook, Co. Ros Comáin