School: Tuaim Gréine, Lúbán Díge
- Location:
- Tomgraney, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Cadhla
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- (continued from previous page)Linseed oil given to a dog with fits would cure him.
Stolen forge water is a cure for chilblains.
A half pint of porter and a half pound of salt mixed is a cure for a beast with the murrin.
Washing soda is a cure for warts.
To put a key down your back would stop a bleeding nose.
A stomach-ache is cured by strong soup.
The crow's toe is a cure for Rheumatism.
A fasting spit is a cure for Chilblains.
A slice of raw turnip and salt is a cure for chilblains.
Chick weed is a cure for a cold.
A cure for a sty in your eye (into) is to prick it with a thorn of a gooseberry bush.
Dandelion is a cure for liver disease in fowl.
Chick weed is a cure for a cut in your foot.
A cure for a dog with fits is to cut the top of its ear.
Flour would cure a burn.
Hot milk would cure a pain in your side.
Washing soda is a cure for corns.
Ink would cure a burn.
The juice of the male fern cures fluke in sheep.
The white milk in the Dandelion flower cures warts.
Dandelion salad is a cure for pimples on your face.
Honey is a cure for a sore throat.(continues on next page)
