School: Liagan (Leggans) (roll number 6639)
- Location:
- Leagans, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1037, Page 113d
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- Collected by Con Sweeney, Drimadart, Inver.1 For pneumonia. Slice onions, and put them to the soles of the patients feet, and there should be an improvement in the morning.
2 Boiled garlic is a cure for consumption.
3 For nerve strengthening drink as much iron spring water as possible.
4 Camomile tea is excellent for stomach trouble. It should be taken first in the morning, and when going to bed. Camomile flowers are procurable from chemists.
Allow 1 oz of flowers to cup of hot water.
5 Salt or paraffin are good for arts?[warts?]
6 For na pain in the stomach, a teaspoonful of baking soda mixed with a little buttermilk or water gives relief.
7 For warts nothing more effective than washing soda dipped in water and rubbed on for a few nights.
8 For the Rose. A few drops of blood from a person named Mc Caul mixed with Mondays butter.
9 Cancer. The juice of boiled red clover flowers is supposed to cure internal cancer.
- Collector
- Con Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumadart, Co. Donegal
