School: Brosna (B.) (roll number 13018)
- Location:
- Brosna, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Aonghus Ó Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0449, Page 232
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- (continued from previous page)9) If the bark of elder is peeled up, pounded & boiled it will cause vomiting.
If the bark is peeled down it will act as a purgative.
10) A disinfectant for a sick room after fever - sheep or goats were driven into the room & their breathing purified the room.
11) If the cows are in the habit of slinging or calves suffer from the scour keep a puck goat.
12) For a woman's sore breasts use the white tops (only) of goose's dropping made into a poultice.
13) For a toothache the root of "feilistrum" is chewed or boiled in water and rubbed.
- (1) For Sciatica 'lusan línn', a brown herb with a blue flower was used. you should make a ring of green rushes and pound the herb within it. The juice was a very severe blister. Mike Leahy, Toureenablaha, had tried several doctors for a cure but failed. Phil Roche, Toureenablaha, got the cure from old Ward, a schoolmaster in Meenkilly over 40 years ago and he showed him how it was done. Phil applied the herb to Leahy - it gave him a complete cure. Jim Woulfe. [?] was also cured.(continues on next page)
