School: Cill Muire, Sixmilebridge

Location:
Kilmurry, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Chonmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0596, Page 230

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    Burn : (1) If burnt with a nettle a rub with a dock-leaf until the juice comes out.
    (2) Rub burnt part with milk and get dog to like it.
    Consumption:(1) Get the leaves of the "mullin"plant and dry ,mix with garlic and chew.
    (2) Gather the stems of Dandelion,dry,put into tea-pot and draw:liquid is taken as a drink.
    Cancer ; Get the flower of white clover ,add water ,draw like tea and drink.
    Heart:-Use juice of stem of Dandelion .
    Cruit: Poultice with linseed meal.
    Craos-galair :- Use food left after ferret.
    A fox's tongue dipped in sour milk removes a thorn.
    Wild -fire :- To write your name with pen and ink around affected part.
    Any man or woman named Walsh can stop bleeding by making the sign of the cross on the person ailing.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English