School: St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh
- Location:
- Béal Átha Seanaidh, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: An Br. S. Ó Murchadha
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“Leading a child to a running stream with a donkey's halter is said to be a cure for the mumps. Giving a child the milk that a ferret leaves after it, is a cure for whooping-cough...”
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“Bog-bane boiled is a cure for boils. Mountain sage which is got in the mountains and boiled is a cure fr lung trouble...”
Bog-bane boiled is a cure for boils. Mountain sage which is got in the mountains and boiled is a cure for lung trouble. Flax-seed boiled and made up with lemon and liquorice is a cure for colds and coughs. Buttermilk and baking-soda applied to a burn prevents blistering. Dandelion is good for heart trouble.- Collector
- Patrick Curran
- Gender
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- Mr M. Curran
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Béal Átha Seanaidh, Co. Dhún na nGall