School: Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann (roll number 4230)
- Location:
- Lisgoold North, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0387, Page 006
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“The juice of a plant called dandelion which grows...”
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Boiled ivy leaves are used for a burn.
Breadsoda was used to prevent a burn from blistering if it was rubbed on immediately.
The smooth side of a cabbage leaf to help to ripen it.
Washingsoda damped in water and rubbed to a wart was known to cure it.
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“When Doctors were few the cures they had in this Parish were...”
When Doctors were few the cures they had in this Parish were home made. The cure for Bronchitis was as follows. They first got a herb called Dandelion and put it into a flour bag. They then got a stone and beat the juice from it. When they had about a half pint of juice they added a pint of water to it. They then put it into a bottle and made it air tight. They left it there for a week and then the patient got three tablespoonsfull at the time this was supposed to ease the choking.
The cure they had for the yellow jaundice was - they first got a herb called the Dock and they beat the juice from it with a stone. When they had a cupful of it they mixed it with two pints of porter and gave it to the patient twice a day.
The cure for a burn was the white of(continues on next page) - Collector
- Christy Ahern
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Michael Knowles
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisgoold North, Co. Cork