School: Clomanto
- Location:
- Clomantagh Upper, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Liam Mac Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0867, Page 348
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For Breaking Out (Eczema?) on the face. Cut up Roots of Dock Leaf then fill three quarters of a small suacepan - pour vinegar on them to cover the Roots - Leave simmering by the fire over night. Rub mixture to "sores"
- A pint (by measure) of yarrow (wild) leaves. Cover with water. Draw as tea for an hour beside the fire. Strain off liquid.
Take half a glass for nine mornings fasting. - Cover scalded part with flower or bread soda. If blisters 'rise' 'let' them.
To heal the scald - powder chalk mix with hog's lard, apply as ointment. - Transcription guide » 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.
- Informant
- William Keyes
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
