School: St John of God Convent, Rathdowney (roll number 16203)
- Location:
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- Teacher: The Sisters
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- 1; For Boils Burgundy pitch was heated in a pot. When it was in a liquid state it was spread on a piece of corderoy and this was applied to the boil.
2; Brown sugar and brown soap mixed together and rubbed on boils was a very good cure.
3; Linseed meal and turpentine was also a very good cure.
4; Steeped bian was also another good cure.
5; Boils and abcessess are cured when a slice of fig has been boiled in milk and laid on the sore.
6; Nettle water when applied cold to boils will be followed my a cure.
7; Heated wax rubbed on boils is followed by a cure. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- The best known cure for gall-stones is regularly doses of Olive Oil.