School: Baile Feárnach
- Location:
- Ballyfarnagh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Laoghaire
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- Cure for a burn - the gall of a pig
Cure for a pain in the wrist - the skin of an eel. For sore eyes - the juice of bucaill-a-tige This herb grows on walls. For a pain in the ear - black wool thrust in the ear. To get a thorn out of the hand - the lick of a fox's Tongue. For rheumatism - The juice from an herb called "Yarra"? [possible misspelling of yarrow] The leaves of this must be boiled in milk.For drawing corruption from a sore - place the root of an herb called "Comfra" [possible misspelling of comfrey] over the wound.For bedwetting - The flesh of a mouse well boiled. Mix the meat with dough and bake it in a cake. Make four parts of the cake and give the child a quarter each night.(continues on next page)
