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School: Baile Nua (Villierstown), Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 7737)

Location:
Newtown, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Conaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0643, Page 092

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    All old people have great faith in cures from herbs. The cure for a toothache is to get a frog and rub it to the aching tooth. Butter made on the first of May is a cure for sores. Nettles when boiled are said to be a cure for nettle-rash.
    Boiled rushes mixed with ashes is a cure for ringworm. Ivy leaves when boiled are a cure for chilblains. The juice of a dandelion is a cure for warts.
    A dock leaf is a cure for a nettle sting. The flower of a yellow iris is a cure for wounds and toothache.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Evelyn O Gorman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Villierstown, Co. Waterford