School: Seandrom, Ráth Luirc (roll number 11499)
- Location:
- Shandrum, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlis, Bean Uí Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0367, Page 273
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- Tooth Ache.
1. Mix pepper and salt. Apply to tooth.
2. Hot bread soda applied to tooth.
3. Glass of black bottle - heated on it burn whiskey. Put whiskey in mouth. Don't swallow.
4. Apply snail.
5. Turpentine applied to sore gum.
6. Application of mustard.
7. Draw nails of old (used) coffin with teeth. (painful ones)
8. Smoke a cigarette, or Burn brown paper sniff fumes.
9. Cabbage leaf - heated- apply to cheek.
Thrush.
1. "Teosadán" - boiled - strained into child's milk.
2. Very hot drinks especially boiled milk & butter.
3. Child born after father's death - blows into mouth of patient (former fasting)
4. Camomile flowers boiled in milk.
(Thrush under horse's hoof)
5. Borax and honey.
6. Fasting gander put beak in childs mouth.
"goose's breath.
Cold
Wash feet in hottest water bearable to which box of mustard is added - Bed - drink hot milk with putter pepper,(continues on next page)
