School: Scoil na mBráthar Sligeach (Sráid na Céibhe) (roll number 16585)
- Location:
- Quay Street, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: An Br. Ó Cearbhaill
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- XML “Local Cures - Warts”
- XML “Local Cures - Whittle”
- XML “Local Cures - Whooping-Cough”
- XML “Local Cures - Worms”
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- (continued from previous page)(f) Get a weed called wart-weed. Break the weed + rub the white milk on the wart + it will disappear.
(g) Get a bit of "bootrystick" if you have four warts put five notches on the stick + hide it in the ground. When the stick rots the warts will fade away.
(h) Dip the wart in the forge bucket. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Th. Harte
- Whooping Cough: (a) Ask the first man you meet with a white horse. And he will give you the cure.
(b). Milk left after a ferret has eaten, is another cure.
(c). Inhale the gas in a gas-yard for a couple of minutes. - Worms: (a). Boil nettles + eat them as vegetables. They are especially good for young children.
(b). A cupfull of boiled buttermilk