School: Dromlogach Mainistir na Féile (roll number 10908)
- Location:
- Dromlegagh, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eighneachán Ó Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407, Page 530
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- (continued from previous page)20. Dandelion is a cure for a bad stomach.
21. Jeyes Fluid is good for ring worm.
22. Pearl Barley is good for kidney trouble.
23. To cure a stye in the eye - wash with cold black tea or rub a gold ring to it.
24. The leaf of a briar will cure a bad sore hand.
25. Blue is good to keep a burn from blistering.
26. The blood of fowl killed on St. Martin's Night is good for a stitch in the side.
27. If you had thrush - bring a gander for three nights and put his beak into your mouth and you will be cured.
28. A ferrit's breath is good for the whooping cough.
29. Alum water is a cure for a sore lip.
30. If you had a sprained leg roast dog leaves and put them to it.
31. If you had the whooping cough and to catch a "darradaol" and put it into a bottle (corked) when the darradaol dies the cough will be cured.
32. Drink turnip water for a cough.
33. Boiled ivy is a cure for corns.
34. "Fairy thimbles" are good for a weak heart.(continues on next page)
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