School: Stonehall, Cora Caitlín
- Location:
- Stonehall, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Páidraig Mac Cormaic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0599, Page 415
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- (continued from previous page)ground with a blackthorn [?]. As the snail decays the wart disappears. If you rub a stone, which you see in a log of water, to a wart it will go.
A sore heel: Lard mixed with mashed turnip
A sore foot: hot cabbage
Asthma: Garlic
Stiff or swollen wrist: tie a piece of woollen thread around it
Hicough: Give the person a fright or excite him
Toothache: A cup of boiled water, a bit of tobacco, a grain of soda and a grain of salt. Gargle the mouth with the mixture! Rub a frog to your jaw!
Sore eyes: Black tea. The water of Clenagh blessed well.
[?]: Flour and ashes mixed with vinegar.
Bad heart: Chicken weed.
