School: Ferbane (Convent)

Location:
Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Sr. Patrick
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  1. For sick Stomach : Eat water cress raw with salt.
    Sprains :Cold water bandage with bog moss.
    For Consumption : Boiled Dandelion with hot milk each morning fasting.
    Ointment for burns, scalds, is made from dandelion chicken - weed groundsel, boiled for two hours in milk, then allowed to cool.
    Fat of geese called goose-grease is excellent for sprains, hurts, and pulled muscles.
    Warts are cured in different ways. By making the sign of the cross with a snail over them.
    A drink made from sloes cure stomach disorders.
    Wild-Fire: A man named Walsh is able to cure it by prodding his fingers with a needle, and rubbing the sores in The Lord's name.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Noggusduff, Co. Offaly