School: The Rower (B.), Inistioge (roll number 15160)

Location:
The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Risteárd Ó Cuirrín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 095

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 095

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    It is believed that the cut would have a good chanch of healing then.
    17. The leaf of a nettle pressed to the roof of the mouth stops a bleeding nose.
    18. Nettles are used raw in the parish of The Rower, for young turkeys to keep them strong. This is very good food, and most young turkeys are brought up on it.
    19. The bark of the barberry tree when boiled for several hours and mixed with an equal amount of beer is the only cure that could be got for people who suffer from jaundice. It must be taken carefully as too much of it is bad.
    20. Pour boiling water over loaf-bread and put it to chilblains as hot as you could bear it. Then when could put on another poultice, and repeat several times. It draws all the badness out, and the pain goes away. Then they heal up quickly.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Honor Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    72