School: Barrlinn
- Location:
- Inchinarihen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire Ní Chruadhlaoich
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0282, Page 094
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- 1. Long ago the people made a cure for measles by boiling a mouse in milk and the person who had the measles was to drink the milk.
2. There is also a plant growing called Comfrey and they used it for sprains and rheumatism. It was roasted on the coals and sweet cream was mixed with it, and applied to the rheumatism.
3. Cuts were cured by applying a mixture of soap and sugar
Meacan an cathabha or the wild parsnip is pounded up and made into a poultice for curing boils or ringworm
- Collector
- Eileen Cronin
- Gender
- Female
