School: Páirc Íseal (B.) (roll number 295)

Location:
Lowpark, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Caiside
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    in springers urin is a cure for ulcerated glands on the neck.
    Sty in the eye:-
    For a sty in the eye get nine gooseberry thorns point them at the sty. Then bury the thorns and the sty will disappear.
    To make teeth grow straight:-
    A burned coal and a pinch of salt put on a child's tooth after falling and thrown across the right shoulder make the new teeth grow straight.
    A running sore:-
    A fasting spit thrown on the hearth and rubbed on a running sore cut cures it.
    Cutting teeth:-
    A black pullet's egg given to a baby who has cut the first tooth makes the other teeth come easier.
    Rheumativ:-
    Rheumatic is cured by lying on a bed of nettles.
    Bun walla:-
    A poltice of cow's manure is the cure for a Bun walla.
    Cuts and sores:-
    An herb in the field called comfrey is good for cuts and sores
    Infection of Gum:-
    A drawn tooth is supposed to be thrown over the left shoulder as a cure against infection of gum.
    Whooping Cough:-
    A man on a white horse can give a cure for whooping cough
    Sting of a wasp:-
    Clothes blue may be used as a cure for the sting of a wasp.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English