School: Tyrrellspass (roll number 5916)
- Location:
- Bealach an Tirialaigh, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 281
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- 1) To point a gooseberry thorn nine times to your eye, will cure a sty.
2) To mix up lard and metshmallow will cure swelling on a cows elder
3) Get a black snail and rub it on a wart, and hang it on s stick. While it is rotting, your wart is withering away also.
4) To leave your fasting spit on a hallowed stone will cure wars.
5) There is an insect called a man-eater, and if a person licks its stomach, they will be cured of a burn.
6) A certain Herb made into a ointment will cure ringworm.
7) To rub a docket leaf to the sting of a nettle will cure it.
8) For the sting of a wasp rub blue bag on it
9) The smooth side of a cabbage leaf, applied to any sore will cure it
10) A cut will be cured if a cobweb is put on(continues on next page)
- Collector
- A. Herity
- Informant
- Thomas Fagan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 90
- Address
- Páirc an Spidéil, Co. na hIarmhí
