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School: Gleann Cotáin (roll number 12822)

Location:
Glancuttaun Upper, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam de Longphort
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0471, Page 422

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    Slán Lus roasted is the cure for burn or sore
    A cap of ivy is a cure for a burn or sore heads in children
    The root of a dock leaf boiled and made into ointment cures pimples.
    Roithlíog boiled and the water given to the horse is a cure for a gripe.
    The gander's breath is a cure for craos galar
    Flax-seed drawn and sweetened with treacle is cure for cough.
    Cobwebs or moss is a cure for stopping bleeding.
    Writing your name with ink around St Anthony's fire.
    The fox glove made into a broth and used as a medicine is a cure for a sore throat
    Water-cress is a cure for a burn
    Tobacco ground and put to the eye is a cure for sore eyes
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English