School: Tir na bPoll (C.) (roll number 15645)
- Location:
- Teernaboul, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máighréad Ní Dhonchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0454, Page 368
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- Camomile was a cure for swelling.
The water in which the dandelion was boiled was used as a cure for stomach trouble.
A frogs leg was chewed as a cure for toothache.
There was supposed to be a cure in the dogs tongue. If a dog were let lick a sore leg it would heal.
A raw potato or the scum of the water in which potatoes are boiled are supposed to be a cure for warts.
Wind some silk thread around a wart a few times. After a time thread and wart fall off. A rib from the horses tail would do equally well.
Spittle is supposed to be a cure for warts, when applied on nine consecutive mornings before breakfast.
Count the number of warts.(continues on next page)
