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Old Cure for a Sprain

Abstract: Story collected by Rose A. Guihen, a student at Cartrún school (Cartronavally, Co. Roscommon) from informant Mrs Gaffney.

Original reference: 0230/2/17

 Cartrún [Vol. 0230, Chapter 0002]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Roscommon Schools

COLLECTOR
Guihen, Rose A. 
Gender
female
Location
Carrow Beg (Townland) 
Kilronan (Civil parish) 
Boyle (Barony) 
Roscommon (County) 
INFORMANT
Gaffney, Mrs 
Gender
female
Age
89
Location
Cartronavally (Townland) 
Kilronan (Civil parish) 
Boyle (Barony) 
Roscommon (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

An Old Cure for a Sprain  [duchas:4745070]

An old cure for a sprain.
In olden times when money was a great obstacle and especially in my district because the people were a remarkably poor race they (the people) were unable to pay a doctor or a nurse to cure their poor patients.  Therefore they had to place confidence in themselves to bring relief to their sick.
The people always had great belief in the efficiency of a police to cure a pain, a boil or a sprained joint.

An Old Cure for a Sprain  [duchas:4745071]

I have been informed that a poultice for a sprain was made (thus) by dampening salts with boiling and then tieing it up in a muslin bag and applying it in a firm bandage.
This was a wonderful poultice and it was (never) always known to ease the pain and to decrease the swelling.
Rose A. Guihew,
Cartron Beg,
Loch Allen,
Ck-ow. Shannon
Got from 
Mrs Gaffney, 89 years
Cartron
Loch Allen,
Ck-ow- Shannon
8th April 1938

Resource description

Origin information
Cartronavally, Co. Roscommon
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 181-182
Volume 0230
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Sprains   linked data (lcsh)
Sprains--Leontaí
Informant location
Cartronavally Cartronavally Kilronan Boyle Roscommon
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4759807
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0230/2/17

Suggested credit
"An Old Cure for a Sprain"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4759807>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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