School: Bellewstown (roll number 1120)
- Location:
- Bellewstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Uinsionn Ó Draghneáin
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- 4 ozs horse radish (Roots)
1 teaspoon mustard
1/2 pt rum.Method:
Grate the horse radish and put the required amount in 1/2 pt of Rum. Add the teaspoon of mustard. Shake well and leave till the next day. Take a teaspoon of the mixture twice a day until all is used up. If not cured, repeat the dose.
- Gather the leaves in Spring and dry them thoroughly. Infuse a handful at a time in boiling water. When cooked, take a teacupful of the liquid frequently.
- Bruise the root of the blackberry. Take about half an ounce, boil in one and half pints of water, simmer until reduced to one pint. Give a teacupful every three or four hours.
