School: Sceichín an Rince, Cloichín an Mhargaidh
- Location:
- Skeheenaranky, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Dómhnall Ua Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0573, Page 003
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- (continued from previous page)child it will cure the child.
(8) Pass the child to and fro under the belly of a donkey.
Cuts or scars:- (1) If a dog licked a cut it would be cured.
(2) If a thorn or a point of a needle is in your hand a foxes tongue drawn over it will extract it.
(3) If you rub a cobweb or a Snaherla or
(4) Snaahurlus* to a cut it will stop the bleeding and cure it.
Anthonys Fire or Wild Fire:-
(1) Cahill's blood would cure Wild Fire.
The blood of a black cat will cure Wild Fire.
Scurvy:- A grass that grows in lake Muscraighe on the Galtees; to boil it and drink the juice and throw away the grass.
Poultices:- (1) St. Patricks Leaf (or plantain) will draw all matter from sores; coarse side for drawing fine side for healing.
(2) Get a Root of Cumfree (Comfrey) and take of the skin and scoop out some of the root and put it in a rag and put it in to the sore.
* Snaohurlus - Ribwort Plantain(continues on next page)
