School: Móta Ghráinne Óige
- Location:
- Móta, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Eibhlís Ní Innse
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- (continued from previous page)Preventative for Tooth-ache.(i) When a tooth falls out carry it around with you in your pocket & you'll never have a tooth-ache.(ii) Fast from meat every Wednesday & you'll never have a toothache.To Cure Chillblains.(i)1 Get the woman of the house to save potato water. Heat it & bathe the chillblains in it.(ii) A tobacco spit will also cure chillblains.(iii) Heat the tongs & leave it on the chillblains while it is as hot as you can bear it. To Cure pain in Stomach. (i) Take three mouthfuls of salt & water in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. (ii) Hot milk with ginger in it. To Cure Coughs & Pulmonary Ailments.
Boil the big blankety leaves of the mullein plant; strain & sweeten. Add whiskey for bottling & preserving. To Cure Burns. A person who has rubbed his tongue to a lizard has a cure for burns. Any burn he licks after that will cure immediately. How Thorns were Removed Long Ago.Long ago when people had no needles to remove thorns they hunted a fox & killed him & his tongue was used to take out thorns. To Remove Thorns. A poultice of fat meat and sugar.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eibhlín Ní Innse
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir