School: Tulach an Iarainn (B.)

Location:
Tallow, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0639, Page 73

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  1. Burn. Foxglove is boiled and is put on the burn.
    Thrush. This disease was cured by eating the food left behind by a ferret.
    Swollen Glands. Were cured by melted butter put on a cabbage leaf.
    Black Eyes, Were cured by rubbing liver to them.
    Wart. Put the juice of a daisy to it.
    Croup. Melt the fat of a goose and drink it.
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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
    Collector
    Miceal Becer
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tallow, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr M. Beecher
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male