School: An Bóthar Buí (B.), Áth Treasna (roll number 16396)
- Location:
- Boherboy, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0355, Page 027
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- If a poultice of cow dung be put to boils it is said to be a sure cure.
If a knot called a cleasa na péist be done nine times over a heifer having ring-worm it will cure it.
If the same knot be done 6 times over a cow having ring-worm it will cure it.
If a person had wild fire a person of no relation to the sick person should write his or her name around it with ink to cure it.
Yarrow collected and then let wither and then brewed is a cure for rash or for exezema.
Yarrow collected while in bloom and brewed and wine made from it is a cure for rheumatism.
Dandelion collected while in bloom and made into wine is a cure for stomach trouble.
Urine and paraffin oil rubbed to the scalp is a cure for dandruff.
If a person had scars in his hands and if he washed them in urine it(continues on next page)
