School: Castlesampson

Location:
Castlesampson, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Aodh Ó Fithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0269, Page 253

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    Corns
    1. Work barefooted in the bog for a few days.
    2. Rub unsalted on them.
    Sore Feet
    Wash the feet in the stream that flows from St. Ronan's well on the 21st June.
    Boils
    1. Fill a small bottle with hot water, empty out the water, place the mouth of bottle on top of boil. The bottle will suck all the matter from the boil. Should not be done till boil is ripe.
    2. Make a paste of soap and powdered sugar and apply as poultice to the boil.
    3. Crush snail into a mummy and mix with sugar and apply as poultice.
    Sprain
    1. Hold the affected part in quickly flowing stream or under tap or waterfall.
    Hiccup
    Drink water from cup or glass with putting your nose in it. In order to do this one must drink from opposite side of vessel. This is only possible when one bends forward and downwards
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English