School: Lisín, Baile na Caillighe (roll number 15564)
- Location:
- Lisheen, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ríordáin
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that it keeps house from getting burned .It cures "stoppage of water"when boiled and taken.
Swelling :Do -buidhe or yellow earth rubbed into the part that is swollen .
Kidney Trouble : Weed with a red flower growing in old walls is good for this.it is boiled and water taken as a drink.
Lumps:If a lump was not coming to separation (ripening)turnips and land were boiled together into a thick paste and applied to heal.Toasted bacon also cures lumps.
St Anthony's Fire : The person having this went to a person named Walshe.He cut his finger and with the blood (Walshe's blood)he wrote his name around the fire and cured it immediately.
Creas Galar : This is a soreness in the(continues on next page)
