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School: Cannistown (roll number 15104)

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Kennastown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Maighréad Ní Ghiobúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0700, Page 286

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    A Tállach: on wrist: bathe in urine. (unfailing cure.)
    For a cold: Garlic root, boiled add new milk and any flavouring desired.
    For blackleg in calves: Garlic root boiled and mixed with Gunpowder (injected as preventative of blackleg.)
    To stop bleeding: Crowfoot: chop up. Chew: put on wound to stop bleeding N.B. "Forbán" the Irish name of crow foot.
    For skin chafed ("scald" as popularly called) powdered starch.
    Burns + Scalds should be licked, as saliva cures them. (But some person's saliva better than others.) Cow dung fresh is also excellent for scald.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Halton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Oldtown, Co. Meath