School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)
- Location:
- An Carn, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 08_023
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- (continued from previous page)house, and bury it, and when the meat begins to rot in the earth the warts will rot also. Pains in the bones: To boil turkey weed, and then to drink the water.
A thorn in your hand: To make a bandage of a dead snail, and tie it around wherever the thorn is. To make a bandage of bread, and tie it around wherever the thorn is.
A pain in your wrist: To tie a strap around it very light.
Headache: To dash water against your forehead.
A pain in your stomach: To drink hot water.
A cut or a wound: To warm a leave that is in the garden, and tie it around the wounds.
A burn: The same cure as is for a cut.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pádruig Ó Níalláin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moheramoylan, Co. an Chláir
