School: Ceann Breac (C.) (roll number 13452)
- Location:
- Canbrack, Co. Mayo
- Teachers: Mrs Ruane Mrs Ruane
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- A bottle of water drunk from a [?] where three villages meet is supposed to cure anyone who has a rash.
Te elaves of 'Glas na Coille' are [?] and put into a saucepan with [?] butter and left beside the fire [?] simmer for two or three hours, it then strained and the green ointment [?] is left to set. This ointment [?] rubbed on babies who are sufferuing a rash.
Wash a rash with butter-milk and apply bread-soda before the skin dries. Unsalted butter and sulphur mixed together and rubbed on the rash heals quickly. The sulphur may also be in jam or in milk.
