School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)
- Location:
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 163
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The Bugloss is chopped and mixed with the roots od small dasies and boiled together with the daisy-roots. This mixture is then mixed with unsalted butter. This makes an ointment and is the cure of 'the touch me not'
The leaves of the sorrel are put in a little bit of an old rag. The rag is then put into the fire for a short time, until the sorrel leaves are roasted. The burnt rag is take off. The roasted leaves if put as a poulstice on thorn, will take out the thorn.(continues on next page)
