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 142
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- Three meals of boiled nettles eaten for three days during May would cure disease.
By chewing slánlus any sort of a cut or warts would be cured.
Marshmalous is the next cure to the slánlus for cuts or warts.
Fothrum is another good cure for any sort of sores.
"Ligh na seacht ghá", that is able to cure any fit of sickness by picking it in May. It would cure any of seven diseases.
A cure for sore eyes is the white of an egg and white copperis mixed in spring water and rubbed to the eyes.
- Collector
- Kathleen Flynn
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Griffin
- Gender
- Female
