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School: Baile na Cúirte, Dúngarbhán

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Ballynacourty, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Muiris Breannóc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0646, Page 155

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    Cure for rheumatism :
    Kill a crane (corr iasc), boil it into soup and use the liquid as embrocation.
    Cure for Milk Fever in Cattle :
    Search by fences for droppings. Boilall you get in water. Give resulting liquid to beast to drink. (Human's or dure considered best.)
    If wheat is planted during waning of moon it will not be affected by "smut".
    Cure for Toothache :
    Chew a bushy herb like foxtail which grows on fences. I was unable to get a sample of the herb.
    Cures for Chilblains :
    Bathe in urine.
    Plunge hands or feet into a sheep's stomach immediately it has been taken out of the sheep by butcher. I saw this cure worked. It succeeded.
    Cure for Ear-ache :
    Pour urine into ear.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Muiris Breannóc
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher