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School: Coillte Mághach (roll number 12520)

Location:
Kiltamagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0118, Page 188

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    must say that somebody, that is, the name of the person who is the patient has sprained his arm and the weaver will do the rest.
    An eel's skin dried and wound round the wrist was a recognised cure for tálach - apparently some kind of straining of the wrist muscles by unaccustomed heavy work.
    Garlic minced with soot was applied to a calf's tail to remedy a decline in the calf. The calf was said to have a worm in its tail.
    Coirneal Coisil causes abortion in animals.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máirtín Ó Cearbhaill
    Gender
    Male