School: Dernakesh (B)
- Location:
- Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Comhraidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 381
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- The measles are cured by drinding nettle tea, which is made from the juice of nettle roots and sugar put on the juice.
The sting of a nettle is cured by holdind a docken leaf to the sting and saying,
Docken, docken,
In and out,
Take the sting of
The nettle out.
The remedy for sores or cuts is to get a plantain leaf, and roast it on the tongues on the fire and hold it to the sore or cut.
- Collector
- Terry Woods
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killyrue, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Paddy Woods
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killyrue, Co. Cavan
- Mrs Wedlock Clenraw has the charm of stopping blood. She has to get the colour of the hair of the thing that is bleeding and she could stop the blood if it was spoutting. One day(continues on next page)
