School: Glenanore

Location:
Glennanore, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Maoldhomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0656, Page 007

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0656, Page 007

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    Toothache
    This complaint was cured by biting from the ground the first fern seen in Spring.
    Wildfire
    Burn a green furze-bush and hold an iron over the smoke. Then rub the iron to the sore.
    Ringworm
    1. Good black ink rubber around ringworm will prevent spreading and also cure it.
    2. Burn green rushes and mix the ash with butter and rub it to the ringworm. It cures it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English