School: Maio (roll number 13119)
- Location:
- Trohanny, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire Ní Chreaig
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- (continued from previous page)and spill them each side of the bed in which the invalid is lying.To cure a whitlow
Pound daisies, nettles, slánlus, fórabán, holy-water, unsalted butter, a grain of salt, the grass that never was trod on, and the tops of whins, into an ointment, and apply it to the sore.The cure a talaidhe (stiff neck)
Pull a black cat's tail between the thumb and first finger.To cure a burn.
Boil the barks of witch elm, and apply the juice to the burn.
The juice of broom is a good cure for kidney trouble.
Agrimony will cure a cataract.To cure a sty
Pull ten gooseberry thorns. Throw the tenth across your right shoulder. Point the remaining nine to the sty. Do this nine consecutive mornings. Then throw them one by one across your shoulder.To cure corns
Boil ivy and wash your feet in the water(continues on next page)
