School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab

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Ballydehob, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Síle Ní Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0291, Page 245

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    Comfrey ;- Boil this herb, put splints of it to any sore part of the foot or body and it will be cured.
    2.
    Mint ;- Boil this herb, strain the juice and drink it. This is a cure for stomach trouble.
    3.
    Herb Robert ;- Tea made of this plant cures liver or heart trouble.
    4.
    Coltsfoot boiled and drunk is a cure for lung trouble.
    5.
    To get a cure for Thrush. Get a person who was born after his father's death and get him to blow his breath seven times into the mouth of the person affected with the Thrush.
    6.
    Triuch;- Put the person who is affected three times over and three times under a she-ass.
    7.
    Scurvy;- Cut the tail of a black cat and rub the blood to the sore place.
    8.
    Jaundice. Cut off a bit of a goat's ear and hang it by a string to the neck of the person affected.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Hickey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Skeaghanore East, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr J. Hickey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Skeaghanore East, Co. Cork