School: Cullen, Tiobraid Árann (roll number 7245)
- Location:
- Cullen, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seosamh Mainséal
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- Headaches: Tie St. Bridget's ribbon around your head.
Toothache: Drink cold water.
Earache: Put wool and olive-oil into your ear.
stomachache: Lie on your stomach.
Boils: Put wax on them.
Warts: Rub your fasting spit on them.
Nosebleeding: Put the key of a door down your back.
Chincough [whooping cough]: Put your chin up to the steam of a kettle.
Sprains: Cold water.
Swellings: Put your leg into hot water.
Heartburn: Drink cold water with soda in it.
Bleeding: Put a cob-web to it.
Bleedingnose: Lie on your back.
Sties: Look through a marriage ring.
Burns: Rub ink to them.
Chilblains: Rub lamp-oil to them.
Corns: Walk out in the dew in the morning.
Hiccough: Drink nine drops of water.
Stings: Blue. [vervain?]
To make hair grow: Burn a boot and make ointment out of it.
Sore Lip: Fasting spit or soot.
Hiccough: Salt, or close your ears and drink water.(continues on next page)