School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.) (roll number 8851)

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1. Old Cures

   

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   The old people had many cures for the various diseases. For a sore eye it was a cure to look through a gold ring through the largest window in the house. Dandelion tea made with porter and brown sugar is a cure for a bad stomach. It is very good for a delicate person. Sore heads were cured by poultising them with potato starch. This would remove the sores and leaves the scalp clear. A little asses milk is great for the whooping cough. Ferrets leavings are good for whooping cough also. A boy who never saw his father can cure graos galar by blowing his breath three times on the person affected. Wild carrot eaten raw is a cure for dropsy.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Fitzgerald

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Cheathrú Chaol, Co. an Chláir

   Informant

   Mrs Fitzgerald

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   c. 50

   Address

   An Cheathrú Chaol, Co. an Chláir