School: Moycarkey, Thurles
- Location:
- Moycarky, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Michael Myers
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0553, Page 232
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- Fainting Fits or weaknesses
Burn the patients shirt behind the fire
- Sore Foot
Apply poultices of pounded up rib grass - Burns or Scalds
1. Sweet oil and lime water applied to the burn
2. Mix bread soda and sweet oil and apply to the affected part.
3. Boil the bark of elm in water, strain and apply the water to the burn - James O'Keeffe, Parkerstown, Moycarky can stop bleeding without seeing or touching the patient. The cure is an unrevealed prayer which he recites on request. He has never been known to fail in stopping bleeding.
- Bite from Dogs
Place some of the dogs hair on the wound as a bandage - Cuts
A cobweb on the wound which is the bandage
