School: Dromlohan, Kilcornan (roll number 15848)
- Location:
- Dromlohan, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Rebecca Nic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0503, Page 452
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- (continued from previous page)Sores: (1) Lick a lizard three or four times and then lick the sore.
(2) Rosemary and Milk. A few leaves of Rosemary boiled in milk. Strain off the liquid and apply to cuts and sores.
(3) Healing Leaves. Apply the pale green side of the leaf to the cut and put a bandage over it and leave for a while.Sprains: (1) Chop the roots of Dock leaves finely and apply to the sprained part. Cover with a bandage.
(2) Spring water poured or thrown over the sprained part will bring relief.Warts (1) The milk of the dandelion.
(2) To dip the wart in a lock of water found in the hollow of a stone.
(3) The juice of the milk weed.
(4) Rub a snail to the wart and then bury the snail. It is said that by the time the snail has rotted the wart will have disappeared.
(5) A fasting spit applied to the wart three mornings in succession.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Thomas Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moig, Co. Limerick