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School: Caisleán Gearr

Location:
An Caisleán Gearr, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam Ó Maolmhuidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0030, Page 052

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    Bleeding.
    To prevent a cut from bleeding place a cobweb on it.
    Baldness.
    Rub in the marrow of a hen's bones.
    Skin rash.
    Rub the gravy of a roast rabbit on it.
    Heart burn.
    Eat a piece of a raw turnip.
    Lizards in Stomach.
    Lizards jump into your mouth if you stoop too near water when at the well or if you lie down in the bog. Cure-Mount a white horse, then eat a lot of salt. Go to a well and stoop over it from the horse's back. The lizard will jump out of your mouth into the water.
    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
    Nóra Breathnach
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Caisleán Gearr, Co. Galway