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School: Bigwood, Mullinavat (roll number 2961)

Location:
Rathnasmolagh, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 437

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    Corns - To cure corns is to get fat of a pigs head and keep rubbing it for two minutes.
    Worts - Cure for worts is to get a bit of fat meat when you would see a new moon, kneel down and bless yourself and in nine days the worts will disappear.
    Sores - Cure for sowers is a leaf of alder and boil it in new milk.
    Ringworm - Butter milk and sulpher boil together.
    Sore eyes - Cure for sore eyes is bread and milk.
    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
    Mary Geary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballincrea, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Daniel Geary
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballincrea, Co. Kilkenny