School: Castlejordan (roll number 15974)

Location:
Castlejordan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
M. Nic Amhlaoidh
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  1. Cumfory root boiled and the juice strained out of it will cure a strain.
    Oakbark and salt boiled and the juice rubbed on a sore breast of a horse will cure it.
    Drink asses milk and it will cure consumption.
    Boiled raideóg [?] will cure worms in animals or in human beings.
    Throw ivory buttons into a wine glass and squeeze lemon juice on them and they will melt in two days to white paste and rub it on a corn and it will it.
    To cure the chincought let the godfather of the child buy a red ribbon and bring it to the child and put it around it's neck and let it wear it and it will be cured.
    Rub a frog to a toothache and it will cure it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie Coyne
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Lynam
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kildangan, Co. Meath