Pisreógs
(by Patrick F.)
Pisreógs are old customs or superstitions. My Grandmother knows a lot
of pisreógs.
In olden days a woman was not supposed to enter a neighbour's house on New Year's Eve because she brought bad luck for the year.
If a women was making butter and some one called to the house that person would have to help make the butter as well otherwise the butter would be bad.
On New Year's Eve the back door and front door would be left open at midnight to let the bad luck out the back door and the good luck in the front door.
It's supposed to be unlucky too see one magpie in the morning. Old people always looked for the second magpie to bring them luck for the day.
A cure for colds, which is very hard to take: you mix a half of raw onion with two spoons of lemon mixed with ginger.
An old cure for a wart was milk from the thistle and to squeeze it on wart for nine days and the wart would disappear.
An old cure for a boil was to make a poultice of white bread soaked in boiling water and salt. Paste on to a white cloth and place it on the boil. Repeat for three days and the boil will disappear.
An old cure for arthritis was to boil young nettles strain and drink the juice.
By Patrick
F. (with thanks to my grandmother Mrs. Mary Doherty)
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