School: Saggart

Location:
Saggart, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
E. Ó Monacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0793, Page 14

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  1. 11) Wart weed is a cure for warts break the weed and rub the juice to the wart.
    12) Marshmallows are a cure for a sprain tie the marshmallow to the sprain
    13) Healing leaf is acure for a sore out Reel the leaf to the cut to cure it.
    14) To cure a wart til a snail to the wart hang the snail on a torn lash as the snail withers the wart withers
    15) To cure a boil boil Blackheart and drink the juice of them
    16) To cure chilllains rub raw turnips and salt to them
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
        1. Patrick Sarsfield (~22)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seamús Mac Cionnaigh
    Gender
    Male