School: Mín Árd
- Location:
- An Mhin Aird Bhuí, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Caomháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0426, Page 259
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- An Ruadh:A skin disease which may appear in any of seven different forms, sometimesas a rash, sometimes as blisters, as a swelling etc, etc,. Doctors are unable to cure the disease. The Prendiville family in the parish of Lispole make a plaster and wash which cure the disease if taken in time. The ingredients used are a jealously guarded secret.An Liath Bhuidhe - (yellow jaundice)
The Prendiville family have also a cure for this disease. People seeking the cure have to provide porter & brown sugar with which other ingredients are mixed to form a drink for the patient.Áit tinn go mbeadh braon ann:
Do bhí bean sa pharóisde trí fichid bliain ó shin a dheineadh ceiridhe chun an braon do tharrac - "Ceiridhe Mháire Stiabhana." Deirtear ná raibh sa cheiridhe ach tuar muice agus é fhliuchadh le maothachán stáluighte.Ceiridhe Peidléir na Méire: This is a very good plaster for curing sores. Members of the Hickson family in Lispole make it. The following are supposed to be the ingredients:- white resin, bees-wax, Venus turpentine, salt butter, mutton suet and green ointment.
