School: Conahy (roll number 14364)
- Location:
- Connahy, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Ciarán Ó Riagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 362
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- (continued from previous page)Mumps 7.Gladum grows somewhat like a flagger in marshy places and is considered an excellent cure for mumps. It is first heated to the fire: two or three of them are stitched together to form a wide band. After being well rubbed with lard, it is then placed around the patients neck, and fastened in position with a clean cloth or handkerchief.Coughs 8.Ivy is an excellent cure for coughs. It is first picked and cleaned well and then boiled well and left simmering beside the fire for a few hours. When it is well boiled it must be strained through a fine cloth in case any pieces of the ivy might flow through. Next morning it must be tightly corked after being again boiled and buried for a month. When it is raised again a glass must be taken each day. This is a most powerful remedy for a cough.Sore eyes 9.A simple cure for sore eyes is to wash them in the morning with cold tea.(continues on next page)
