School: Bailieboro (C.)
- Location:
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1011, Page 113
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- (continued from previous page)small well or hole in a rock which is believed to contain a cure for sore eyes and warts. The affected part is washed in the water and a pin (or something made of iron or steel) is left at the well.
Sore Throat: Roasted salt put into a woollen stocking and tied around the neck.
Chilblains: Wash them ins alt herring brine.
Glandular Swellings:- A poultice of white lily root will cause the swelling to come to a head and break.
Convulsions (in children):- Put them into a hot mustard bath.
Pains (babies) :- Catch them by tthe feet, hold them head downwards and shake them.
Colic:- Flannel cloths wrung out of very hot water applied to the affected part.
Brain Fever:- Bladder of a cow, filled with cold water and applied to the head.
Still Joints:- Rub the affected part(continues on next page)
