School: Mount Plunkett (roll number 8096)

Location:
Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0265, Page 104A

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    on the nearest white-thorn bush.
    Corns Corns are cured with ivy leaf.
    Sore eyes. Sore eyes are cured with house-leeks, stys are cured with a gooseberry thorn. The sty is to be prodded with the gooseberry thorn and it goes after nine days.
    Neuralgia. Neuralgia is cured with a mustard plaster.
    cuts. A foxes tongue is a cure for various sorts of cuts.
    Teethaches Toothaches are cured with red pepper.
    Sore chests. Vinegar and brown paper cure sore_chests. A sore chest is also cured with goose-grease.
    Rash Rash is cured with burned rushes and sulphur.
    Burns. Burns are cured with soda and oil. The soda or oil is poured on the burn so that the air cannot get at it.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Killion
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Charles Fuery
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Malacky Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Occupation
    Smith
    Address
    Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Coyle
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Patrick Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon