School: Clochar na Trócaire, Inis (roll number 7315)
- Location:
- Ennis, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máire Ní Dhomhnalláin
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- Burns.
If any child got a bad burn my mother always applied the following poultice - Boiling water or better, boiling milk was poured over a bowl full of bakers bread. It was then squeezed out of the liquid and put on a cloth and over it was poured linseed oil until the poultice was absolutely saturated with it and a generous supply remained on top. The poultice was then applied as hot as could be borne to the affected part. If this poultice is applied faithfully twice a day, no matter how bad the burn is no mark(or practically no mark) is left.
When a person gets a burn he should apply something at once to keep out the air. The old people threw linseed oil on it and a fist of of flour. Some believed in throwing ink on it or in rubbing bread soda to it.
- Collector
- Máire Ní Dhomhnalláin
- Gender
- Female
