School: Ballyduff (roll number 17097)
- Location:
- Ballyduff Upper, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Mharannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0927, Page 103
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- Mrs. Cullen of Ballyduff can cure burns.
She collects some special herbs and mixes them with fat (or lard). It becomes a very yellow ointment on the burn and it heals very quickly.
Mrs. Cullen will not tell anyone what kind of herbs she uses.- Collector
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- Water that potatoes have been boiled in will cure chilblains.(continues on next page)