School: Skryne (roll number 1210)
- Location:
- An Scrín, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Brian Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 309
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- (continued from previous page)N.B The foregoing works, the English equivalent of which I give, were used generally in ordinary conversation with the pronunciations as given.
- Old cures
Dried briar leaves - ie Briar leaves dried over a fire and reduced to powder were considered a cure for a scald.
The white fungus that grown on old stones was used as a poultice for drawing purposes.
The root of dandelion and the leaves boiled in new milk had special curative properties.
Slanus - a weed- used to stop bleeding
Foraban - another weed boiled in water and the water used as a drink had also curative properties. A ball of soot was supposed to cure pain in animals. - Transcription guide » You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
