School: Ballinacree (B.) (roll number 13965)

Location:
Ballynacree, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Pádraic Ó Connachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 136

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 136

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  1. Ringworm
    A sure cure for Ringworm is mix black sulphur with lard and peppermint and put it on the ring, In about four days the ring will be gone.
    Burns
    The man-keeper.
    One of the best cures in my district for a burn is. Get a man-keeper and lift him up carefully and lick his belly; then lick the burned part the pain will cease almost immediately, and the burn will dry up.
    It is a sure cure because I tried it myself, one day I licked his belly, another day I got a burn, the blister was rising and I licked it, it raised no higher but went away in a welt.
    The man-keeper must be licked by the person who wants to be cured. The old people called the man-keeper an oll-plúchar.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Deasmhumhnach O Bhrádhaigh
    Gender
    Male