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Creggs, Co. Galway
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Liam Ó Breandáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 065

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    Cuts = Tea leaves will staunch a cut or if it is a very bad one some clean moss will stop the bleeding.
    Sore eyes = Wash them in cold tea or buttermilk
    Burns = Another cure for burns lies in a weed called "Áine". If you leave the leaf on the burn it will stop the pain.
    Boils = A plant called Bougless will cure boils
    A Sting = Rub a ball of laundry blue on the spot and it will stop the pain A dock leaf rubbed on the spot will cure a (nettel) nettle sting.
    Corn = Lamp oil is a good cure.
    Cancer = Water Cress. This is said to be a good cure if it is cut up very finely, sprinkled with salt and eaten.
    Warts = Go into a neighbours and steal a bit of bacon Rub this on the warts and then bury it. The warts will then be cured.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eddie Fitzmaurice
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coalpits, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coalpits, Co. Galway