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 072
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- Chick-weed used to cure swellings
Cobwebs were applied to cuts are were supposed to stop bleeding.
The Inner bark of the elder was used for burns
Worm-wood was used as a cure for worms in children.
Sheep's milk was used to cure measles
Eggs laid on Good Friday were preserved and used as cures. They were applied as poultices or rubbed to the wounds.
Dandelion roots and leaves were used for jaundice and liver trouble
Ivy grown on a bridge over a stream was used as a cure for swellings
Mac-an-Dá-Abha cured and ripened boils and ulcers.
Nettles eaten in May were supposed to cure diseases of the skin
Wood-sorrel applied with poultice was supposed to draw pus from sores. It should be picked by the mother of the person suffering from the sore
Lime-water given to children when fasting was supposed to be a cure for worms(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Galvin
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Islandbrack, Co. Cork
