School: Baile an Daingin (C.) (roll number 4828)
- Location:
- Ballindine, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire de Staic
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The cure the people used have long ago for a stone - bruise was to boil the leaves of a bohulaun in oatmeal and put it to the bruise to draw it. For a sore mouth they used to mix soda and buttermilk and rub it on the sore. For a sty on the eye they used get a thorn of a gooseberry bush and stab it with the thorn.
- If you had warts on your eyes stealing a bit of meat was a cure but to bury it. "Buacaill an tighe" is a cure for sore eyes. Garlic is a cure for a rash. It is also good for a horse if he had a pain. An old cure for(continues on next page)
