Cures
27th May 1938
It is said every herb growing has a cure for some disease but people now-a-days don't know many of them. Boiled nettle roots are good for measles. This is the way they are used, first pull the nettles, wash the roots, boil in milk, strain, and drink the juice. There is also a cure for toothache in nettles. Put the nettle into your mouth as near as possible to where the pain is and the pain disappears.
There is kind of grey moss that grows in meadow-ground which is very good for any person suffering with kidney trouble.
Some animals and birds have cures- for instance a fox's tongue draws a thorn. Put the fox's tongue to where the thorn is, leave it overnight and the thorn is easily removed next day.
Stolen donkey's milk is a cure for chin cough (Teacher’s Correction- Milk stolen from a donkey a cure for chin-cough). Steal the donkey's milk and let the patient drink it. A man with a white horse has a cure for chin cough. When you meet a man with a white horse ask him for a cure for chin cough if you need it. Anything he tells you if it is only a drink of water is a cure. My mother once asked a man with a white horse for a cure for us.
He said the best thing you can give them is a sup of warm new milk. We got this and were improving every day after that.
The seventh son of the family has a cure for ring worm. That is if the seven sons are born one after another without any girl between. I know a seventh son.
Goose lard is very good for many complaints for instance a sprained or hurt hand, for sore throat and many other things.
“INFORMANT: Mrs Corcoran, Age 32, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo”