School: Port Omna (B) (roll number 2174)
- Location:
- Portumna, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0057, Page 0143
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- Carrying road an old tooth, extracted from a deceased friend before been coffined, is supposed to prevent toothache or neuralgia.
Sheep's milk is believed by many to be a certain cure for baldness.
Ass's milk is recommended for consumption.
Procure a snail and heat it over the fire and place it while hot on a corn.
People revere from serious illness if a (fon?) is killed and the tongue or tail placed under the pillow of the patient.
Hot salt in a stocking or sock is good for the mumps.
Apply a roasted onion for a pain in the ear.
Soap and sugar taken as a medicine is supposed to purify the blood: Flour and treacle are also recommended.
A person suffering from kidney trouble should take frequent doses of barley water.
Cow manure is often applied to a deep cut.
A cobweb is used to stop bleeding.
(Scailcin?) is a good cure for a cold.
To stop a heart burn use mustard or bread soda.
- Collector
- J. Casha
- Address
- Portumna, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Aulbran Couser
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Portumna, Co. Galway
