School: Killyconnan (C.)

Location:
Killyconnan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Ní Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 181

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 181

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  1. It is said that nettles when boiled and made as tea cure the measles.
    Dockens are supposed to cure the sting of a nettle if rubbed on before the air gets at it.
    If blue is painted over the sting of a wasp it will cure it.
    Comfey roots are good for drawing a swelling.
    A piece of a foxes tongue is good for drawing out a thorn.
    It is said if you get a snail without looking for it and rub it to warts, and then hang it on a white-thorn bush that when it dies the wart will also die.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English