School: Rathcoyle, Kiltegan
- Location:
- Rathcoyle Lower, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Broin
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- If a person is bald he should get three straws, burn them and rub the ashes on the bald place. Hair will then grow on the place which was bald.
If a person had warts on his hands, he should get a sack, count the number of warts he has, and put a stone in the sack for each wart. Then he should leave the sack at a cross-road. Whatever person finds the bag, will get the warts and they will disappear on the other person.
Herbs: There is an herb called "Lady's Mantle", which when chopped up very fine and put to a cut which is bleeding will stop the blood.
House leek: This plant when boiled on new milk will cure sore eyes.
Heather tea: If a person had a cough he should get the tops of young heather and stew them with boiling water. Then he should put milk and sugar in it and take it as medicine.
Cammomile: This herb is used for curing a(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Shiel
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Carrignamweel, Co. Wicklow
