School: Réidh Ghlas (roll number 14853)

Location:
Knockardtry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pártholán Ó Dálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 316

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 316

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    If a person got a sty in his eye he would put a golden ring to it and it would cure the sty.
    If a child had biles the woman of the house would get meal and boil it in butter - milk and it would cure the biles.
    If the hair was falling off a person's head he would get an old shoe and burn it and it he would put it to his head and the hair would grow again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Katty Greaney
    Gender
    Female