School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí
- Location:
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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- (continued from previous page)and earache.
An old cure for thrush or "Craos-ghalar" is to put a ganders bill into the patient's mouth to breathe for nine mornings - both must be fasting. The garder was usually kept under a cliabh.
A cure for warts is to get a rib of horse's hair and tie it around the wart.
- My grandfather said that if you tack the back of woodbine and put it up to a sore lip it would cure it.
- Old yellow bacon is god for corns.
If a cow had builg cut her tail and put sut (soot) and garlic into it.
If a cow has pock in her tit, rub out and salt to it.
