School: Knockjames
- Location:
- Knockjames, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590C, Page 02_017
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- Cures. 2-1-'37I. A cure for warts is to find a stone with a hol of water in it and to wash the wart in it.
II. Another cure is a worm you would find in a garden, and to rub him to it. A cure for (con) corns is to grind up an ivy leaf and to rub it to them a piece of fat meat is another cure.
III. A cure for cough was sheeps milk.
IV. A cure for bad teeth is to rub a frog to them.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Digedan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doire Olc Láir, Co. an Chláir
- Informant
- Mrs Patrick Digedan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doire Olc Láir, Co. an Chláir
