School: Aodh Rua, Dún na nGall (roll number 13382)
- Location:
- Donegal, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Séamus Mag Shamhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1034, Page 244
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- (continued from previous page)The cure for heartburn is to take three
sips of water, and a pinch of baking soda
[in margin: Sore throat] The cure for a sore throat is warm [sand?]
in a saucepan, and put it in a stocking and
tie it round your neck.
[in margin: Warts] Tie a silk thread round the base of the wart
Another cure is to write your name on a piece
of paper then throw it away and the first
person to lift the paper gets the warts.
[in margin: Hoarseness] The cure for hoarseness is to eat a slice of bacon.
[in margin: Measles] Neltles[?] boiled or stewed in water sewed up on neltles[?]
lea is a cure for measles. Boglean[sic] is used for purifying blood.
[in margin: jaundice] Dandelion juice is a cure for the yellow jaundice
(T) Tansy is a small flower which is made
into tansy tea. Then it is given to
delicate people to strengthen them garlic
is a small bulb the shape of an onion
which is used for curing influenza, rheumatism
and sore throats. It is eaten whole.
- Collector
- John Mac Brearty
- Gender
- Male
