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School: Killallon (roll number 5207)

Location:
Boherard, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Stiophán Ó Scalaighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 365

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 365

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    Burns and Scalds
    1. Boil the bark of a witch-elm to a jelly and rub on the burn.
    Pain in the arm
    1. Tie an eel skin round the arm.
    Swelling on horse's leg
    1. Boil old meadow hay and bathe leg with it.
    Yellow Jaundice
    1. Boil docken roots in milk and drink it.
    2. Tie red cloth round the neck for one weel.
    Burst
    Butter white of egg and any green herb mixed and put on burst.
    Ringworm
    1. Mix lard and sulphur, and put on.
    2. Ashes of burned blue paper mixed with butter.
    Cancer
    Mix herbs salt and green leaves as large
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English