School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha hAmhnais (roll number 11438)
- Location:
- Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: -
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- (continued from previous page)drink white of eggs daily.
7 A Cure for Sores
Hog's lard and sulphur made into an ointment; also unsalted butter, also mutton fat.
8 For Coughs
A large bunch of watercress to be steeped in water with sugar added and the mixture taken several times a day. Also to drink the water in which turnips have been boiled.
9 A Cure for Sprain
A weaver's thread to bind the part.
10 A Cure for Féar Gorta
A mouthful of oatmeal.
11 For a toothache
Stuffing the tooth with tobacco, creasote on cotton wool, or oil of cloves.
12 A Cure for a stye
Is to point a thorn from a white thorn bush at it three times every day until it disappears.(continues on next page)- Informant
- Dr Michael Waldron
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo