School: Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (B.)
- Location:
- Ballina, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: D. P. Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0146, Page 559
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- (continued from previous page)Burns
Mix some linseed oil and lime water and the yolk of two eggs in a little bottle and shake well. Soak cotton wool with the mixture and apply it gently to the burn. Cover with bandage. Burns
Get some freshly gathered lavender buds and crush them well. Mix them with some unsalted lard. Boil them slowly for a few minutes stirring well. Put it into small pots. If this is applied at once when the burn occurs no pain will be felt. Scalds
When you have a bad scald cover it with white vaseline and wrap it in cotton wool to exclude the air. Few blisters will form and very little mark is left. Cuts
Put on a cobweb to stop the bleeding.
- Collector
- Hubert Kelly
- Gender
- Male
