School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Fethard (roll number 8903)
- Location:
- Fiodh Ard, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Sr M. Agatha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 321
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- (continued from previous page)gooseberry bush.
Bath sore eyes in boric powder dissolved in water.
Get a small flower named 'Eye Bright' and rub it to the sore eyes. A Pain in the Ear:
Heat castor oil and put it on wadding and stuff it in the sore ear.
Gather a number of poppies and make a poultice with them and put it to the ear. Rheumatism:
Take a bath with Flowers of Sulphur in it and then get into bed.
Head Ache:
Take a pinch of dry salt.
Jaundice:
Boil a plant named mint in milk and drink the milk.
Sting of a Nettle:
Rub a dock leaf to the sting.
Chilblains:
Get a raw potato, cut it in two and rub it well into the hands.
Rub paraffin oil to the chilblains.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr J. Skehan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cluain Brógáin, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Maigh Ghlas, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Mr J. Skehan
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Cluain Brógáin, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Maigh Ghlas, Co. Thiobraid Árann
