School: Killashandra
- Location:
- Killashandra, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Ó Leannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 062
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take a table spoon full every morning while the bottle lasts.
Cure for fits, The cure is done with a certain herb boiled, but few people know it.
cure for Thrush, A child who never saw its father blows its breath three times down the patient's throat and he will be cured.
Cure for bad heart or nerves. Pound dandelion on a board and then put it in a jug of cold water, and drink a glass of it every morning till you get better.
Cure for worms, The seventh son of a family has the cure he writes a prayer and gives it to the patient to sew on his clothes.
Chicken weed cures a lump.
Cure for boils, Get a nettle and mash it up with meal, boil it and eat it.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Thomas King
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghavadrin, Co. Cavan
