School: Páirc na gCrann (roll number 16042)
- Location:
- Woodfield, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cearnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0111, Page 51
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- Up to quite recent times the people in this district and herbs as a remedy for various diseases. A herb known as glas na choilleadh was used for the cure of rashes and other skin diseases. Another herb known as Saint Patrick's cabbage was used to stop bleeding or heal wounds. Another known in Irish the realluide was used as a cure for indigestion. The water cress, used as a cure for cancer. The dandelion was used as a cure for ringworm.
Some people looked for cures by bathing wound or sores in certain healing water. At the north eastern point of our townland where three parishes two dioceses and two baronies meet at this spot, it was a common sight up to quite lately to see people come and bathe their sores or wounds where the waters of the different parishes meet.
It is said that all the people who went there were cured.
- Collector
- Máiréad Ní Chreatháin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Derrycashel, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Anthony Creaton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 51
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Derrycashel, Co. Mayo
