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School: Scoil na Móna Fliche (Moanflugh) (roll number 10272)

Location:
Moanflugh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Deasmhumhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0326, Page 030

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  3. XML “Heating Milk by Means of Hot Stones”
  4. XML “Other Cures and Charms”
  5. XML “Other Cures at Blessed Wells”

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  1. Heating Milk by Means of Hot Stones

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    As a cure for scour in calves, the milk was heated by means of limestone. A lump ("stone") of lime is put into the milk, or more if required. Absorbing water from the milk, the stone disintegrates and sinks along the bottom of the vessel. The milk is then drawn off and given to the calf.
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  2. Other Cures and Charms

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    37. Other cures and charms
    For hiccups - 8 sips of water, 9th sip spit out.
    burns - fresh butter melted in a vessel on the fire, and the oil rubbed on with a feather.
    worms - lime water
    sore eyes - cold tea
    burn - a dog's lick
    sting of wasp - dockleaf
    warts - water of Tobar na bhFaithinní and "round".
    T.B - garlic
    Taom-spearthach (a "blast") - tea from penny leaf
    scour in cattle - hay water
    burn and corns - ivy leaf
    burns - poultices from root of dock or from chickenweed
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
      2. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English

  3. Other Cures at Blessed Wells

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    The 7th son of a 7th son was called a "doctor" and had the power of killing any worm (piast) by making the sign of the Cross over it.
    The same power was possessed by a man who was born on Good Friday, and baptised on Easter Monday.
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