School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 15457)

Location:
Cappoquin, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
An tSiúr M. Teresita
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0637, Page 133

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0637, Page 133

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  1. Cures
    If you would tie a piece of red ribbon on a cow’s tail on the May Eve it would help keep away diseases for the year.
    If you would like put a bit of mountain ash in the thatch it would keep away sickness for a year.
    If you washed your face in the dew during May, and dried it in the sun you would not get sun burnt for the year.
    The blood of a black cat would cure wildfire.
    The blood of two people of the same name would cure wild fire.
    A dock leaf would cure the burn from a nettle.
    If you had a lot of warts on your
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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