School: Doire an Céise (C )
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- Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Uaid
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- Long ago the people could not afford to get a doctor if they were ill, and they used herbs to cure their diseases.
The green scum which grows on a bog-hole is a cure for a severe head-ache. The cure for a stye was to get a branch of a gooseberry bush with nine thorns on it, rub it to your eye for nine mornings, and throw a thorn away each morning. At the end of this time the stye will be better.
A poultice of chicken - weed is a cure for a sprain. - 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.
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