School: Cannistown (roll number 15104)
- Location:
- Kennastown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad Ní Ghiobúin
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- A Tállach: on wrist: bathe in urine. (unfailing cure.) For a cold: Garlic root, boiled add new milk and any flavouring desired.For blackleg in calves: Garlic root boiled and mixed with Gunpowder (injected as preventative of blackleg.)To stop bleeding: Crowfoot: chop up. Chew: put on wound to stop bleeding N.B. "Forbán" the Irish name of crow foot. For skin chafed ("scald" as popularly called) powdered starch.Burns + Scalds should be licked, as saliva cures them. (But some person's saliva better than others.) Cow dung fresh is also excellent for scald.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Halton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Oldtown, Co. Meath