School: Ballyduff (roll number 17097)
- Location:
- An Baile Dubh Uachtarach, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Mharannáin
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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. - Water that potatoes have been boiled in will cure chilblains.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Waters
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Waters
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- Parent
- Gender
- Female