School: Coillte Craobhacha, Drumlish (roll number 15108)
- Location:
- Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 412
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- (continued from previous page)trouble. Tansy Herb is chiefly used for worms in children. They people pour boiling water on it.
Spearmint is used for a Collic.
Dandelion is good for Kidney and liver trouble to slice it very fine and boil it. Ivy leaves boiled with sugar and liquorice are good for a cold.
Elm bark chopped up and boiled makes an excellent poultice.
"Slaunus" is good for all sores and wounds. This, pounded finely and boiled in unsalted butter, makes an excellent ointment. Camomile Flowers are very good for burns and sprains when chopped up very fine and mixed with lard and boiled well.
In the well of St Patrick in Cornakelly there is a cure for Paralysis. First the people wash the spot where the sore is in the water and hang a piece of a rag on the big bush beside the well and while the rag is rotting the pains are going.
Michael McGarr of Clonelly who is dead, two months had a cure for warts. He would tell you to put(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Cooke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cornacullew, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Catherine Gray
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 96
- Address
- Garvary, Co. Longford
