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School: Breac-chluain (B.) (roll number 13389)

Location:
Brackloon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Casaide
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    A cure for a stean in ones eye is to get a little piece of a thorn of a goose-berry bush and to Curse it once every Monday for three weeks. Then it would be all the same again.
    A dock-leaf is good for a burn of nettle.
    Comfry is good for a sore foot.
    Featherfew is good for a worm in a calves tail.
    Feirbán
    It is bad for crops out in the field.
    Áinne
    Is also bad for crops out in the fields.
    Fuair mé na ruraí seo a mo mháráir
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Bean Ui Chaiside
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Magheraboy, Co. Mayo