School: Clochar Loreto, An Uaimh (roll number 16100)
- Location:
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Colm
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- Juice of boiled Garlic for sprains,
Celery seed for Rheumatism.
For sprains and strains: Soak a white bandage in vinegar, then apply.
Bites and stings. If they remain squeeze the wound, then apply bread-soda.
For indigestion: put a pinch of bicarbonate soda in a wine-glass, of tepid water, and drink slowly.
Warts rubbed regularly with washing soda will soon disappear.
To remove a splinter, mix some plain flour into a dough, with castor oil, mould it over the sore part for twelve hours.- Collector
- Joan Mc Dermott
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Dermott
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Navan, Co. Meath