School: Duleek (B.) (roll number 6554)
- Location:
- Duleek, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Braonáin
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- Seán Ó Conchubhair
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Commons, Co. Meath
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- Risteárd Ó Conchubhair
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- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Commons, Co. Meath
- Honey and the root of the daffodil pounded will draw forth thorn or ....
To get rid of warts: get an ... straw and put a knot on it, nd rub it on each wart and say ' in the name of the Father' ( 3 times) Then hen you have this done go and bury it and tell nobody where you buried it.
For a bad chest: rub butter that was churned on the 1st day of May.
For Chillblains: cut on onion into 2 parts and rub it on them and they will be cured
For a sore throat dip a silk handkerchief in spring water, and tie it on the neck and it will be cured in a couple of days.
For a burn: steep it with buttermilk every morning and evening
For the dry murrain in cattle: give the beast paraffin oil mixed with linseed oil
For the blood murrain in cattle: give the beast buttermilk with salt in it
Philip Sully, Balsara from James Curley (50)
