School: Kilskeer (C.) (roll number 1563)
- Location:
- Cill Scíre, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 428
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The cure of the sty is to pull ten goosberry thorns and point nine of them to your eye for three mornings and then throw the tenth one away the third morning.
- Collector
- Chrissie Murray
- Address
- Leskevan, Co. na Mí
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Long ago when they would get a cut on the hand or anywhere, they would get a cobweb and put it over the cut, and it would stop it from bleeding. - Informant
- Mrs Smyth
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
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If they got a sting of a nettel they would get a dockleaf and rub it to the sting and it would cure it.(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mrs Smyth
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
