School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)
- Location:
- Castleisland, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An tSr. Caoimhín
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- 1. An old Protestant woman had this cure and she would not give it to any one. It was for a burn. The bark of the elder tree, the root if the dog-leaf, mutton suet, bees-wax. Boil them all together and then strain them into a glass jar than and it will make a very good plaster.
2. In the olden days they used to go to the glens and gather little penny-leaves boil them strain them and then add lime-water, the white of an egg and a small piece of unsalted butter, mix them all together and put(continues on next page)- Collector
- Margaret O Mahony
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Camp, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Anne O Mahony
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Camp, Co. Kerry