School: Coillte Mághach (roll number 12520)

Location:
Kiltamagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0118, Page 186

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0118, Page 186

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    A very common cure for a rash that comes on newly born babies and which is called the fiolún is got from a plant called "glas a' chuillinn". It is also used in other skin diseases.
    A cure for coughs was got by mixing "luibh na casachta", with various ingredients.
    "Áine", or coltsfoot if smoked like tobacco was supposed to be beneficial to the respiratory organs.
    "Airgead luachair", or meadow sweet was beneficial in some stomach diseases.
    Goose grease was a common specific for burns.
    The juice of the "cupóg" or dock was considered a cure for stings.
    Nettles boiled and cooked like greens in springtime were and in some places still are considered a great cure for impure blood indicated by boils etc.
    Soap and sugar ground together and made into a poultice is considered useful in drawing suppurating
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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
    Collector
    Máirtín Ó Cearbhaill
    Gender
    Male