School: St Columba's Abbey, Navan (roll number 882)
- Location:
- An Uaimh, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Br. Abban O' Donoghue
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- XML “Rheumatism”
- XML “Eczema”
- XML “Liver Trouble”
- XML “Sprains”
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- 1. Clay from bed of river, put in a tin, heat as hot as can be borne and put to affected part.
2. Goose-grease and rub.
3. Skin of guinea pig heat it and apply to affected part as hot as can be borne.
4. Boil bark of crab-tree - take cup every morning cold.
5. Raw celery.
6. Boiled celery and drink juice
7. Head enamel plate - get damp cloth and put an affected part and put on hot plate.
- Informant
- C. Delaney
- Informant
- F. Byrne
- Informant
- J. Duignan
- Informant
- P. Walsh
- Put Robin run the hedge on affected part.
- The juice of the roots of the Dandelion.
- There was an old cure which consisted of certain prayers. During the recital of the prayers the person tied seven knots on Flaxen Tread, and secured the tread around the sprained joint. Another cure is to visit a river each day for at least nine days until it is cured, and hold the sprained joint under a waterfall for a few
