Scoil: Culdaff
- Suíomh:
- Culdaff, Co. Donegal
- Múinteoir: Ailís Eibhlín de Brún
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- April 1938
Old CuresSeveral of the old people in our district have old cures which they make out of herbs. Some of the herbs used just as they are pulled.
Sage, a bitter herb with a curly leaf resembling that of a foxglove, is supposed to be a cure for a sick stomach. If one east a small raw potato, it will cure the heartburn. A pinch of baking soda is also a cure for heartburn. When one receives a burn, if one immediately dips it in a little buttermilk, to which some baking soda has been added, it will prevent it from blistering. Many people believe that if those suffering with warts, spit on them for nine mornings in success, that it will cure them. Another cure, is to get a large black snail and to rub it on the warts, and then stick the snail on a bush. By the time the snail will have decayed away, the warts will be done. Soap and sugar mixed together until it(leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)