School: Errill, Ballybrophy (roll number 928)
- Location:
- Eiréil, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0828, Page 282
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Throat
Ragweed a common yellow plant called "Yellow Boy" was good for healing a sore throat.
Vomiting.
To visit seven wells and before reaching the last one, one shall be better.
Wildfire.
Ashes from burnt leather and burnt oats mixed with lard was a good cure for wildfire.
Warts.
Chicken weed was used for warts, also by burying fat in a Garden and if the fat decays the warts are gone.
Whitlow.
Dip the finger into boiling potatoes water.
Wildfire.
To get a man by the name Cahill to pick his fingers until blood starts flowing. Get a drop of his blood and rub it on the wildfire.
- Informant
- Seán Ó Taidhg
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Eiréil, Co. Laoise
