School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)
- Location:
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Heslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 173
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- (continued from previous page)17355 A cure for a bit of a dog.
If you get a bite of a dog, get a hair of the dog that bit you, put it to the cut, and the cut will heal.56 A cure for a cut with a stick.
If a man hits you with a stick, get a piece of his coat, burn it, and put it to the cut.57 A cure for a head-ache.
Get ivy-leaves and make a cap of them. Place on the head, in a few hours the head-ache will be gone.58 A cure for a sting of a wasp.
Get a blue-bag. Rub it to the sting and the blue will take out the poison.59 A cure for wind in the stomach.
Get a cup of buttermilk. Put a tea-spoonful of baking powder in it. Stir well and drink it. In a few minutes the wind will be gone.60 A cure for a cold in the head.
Get a cup of buttermilk and warm it well. Put plenty of sugar in it. Drink while warm. In the morning the cold will be gone.61. A cure for worms.
Fill a bath with warm water. Put about 2 lb salt in it. When the salt is dissolved, put the sick person in the bath. Later the worms will(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Seery
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
