School: Churchtown (Baile an Teampoill) (roll number 1132)
- Location:
- Churchtown, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0395, Page 048
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- Warts – Squeeze the juice out of the stem of the Dandelion on them.
There is a weed called bird’s milk and milk comes out of the stem. Rub that to the warts and it will cure them.Nettle stings – Squeeze the juice out of a dogroot on the stings.Corns – Apply penny-leaves to the corns and leave them on for a few days.
Put ivy leaves steeping in vinegar and put one leaf to the corns every day.Cuts – If a horse had a cut on his knee squeeze the juice of a buachlán into the cut.
