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School: An Chúil Árd (roll number 12587)

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Coolard, Co. Kerry
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Seán Ó Duilleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0401, Page 209

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    9. Cure for the Stomach and nerves. Rosemary. Pull up the root and wash it and put it down and boil it.
    10. Cure for stings of bees and wasps etc. Blue for bluing clothes to rub it on the sting.
    11. Cure for stings of nettles. Get the juice that is at the bottom of the dock-leaf and rub it on it.
    12. Cure for Ringworm. To write your name around it with a pen and ink.
    13. Cure to stop anything from bleeding. Place a cob-web on it.
    14. Cure for warts. Rub a black snail to them and stick him on a bush.
    15. Cures for sty in the eye. When you get up every morning for nine mornings to rub your spit on the sty before you'd eat anything. To rub a marriage ring to it.
    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
    James Relihan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolkeragh, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs C. Relihan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Address
    Coolkeragh, Co. Kerry