School: Killorglin (C.) (roll number 12833)
- Location:
- Killorglin, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Úna Nic Choluim
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0435, Page 167
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- 1. If a person had rheumatics he would be brought to a place where the floor would be red hot, he would be put on the floor and then he would be put into cold water
2. If you had a sore leg and rubbed butter to it and got a dog to lick it, it would be healed
3. Rub goose-grease for a sprain
4. Docksleaf for a sting.
5. Dandelion-tea for stomach trouble.
6. Walk in the dew for corns.
- 1. Boiled butter-milk and sugar is good for a cold
2. Turnip water is good for a cold.
3. Boiled turnip-water is good for a cold
4. Burned cat's hair would cure a cut.
5. To (cure) put a cobweb on a cut it would(continues on next page) - Collector
- Máire Ní Chlubháin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knocknaboola, Co. Kerry
