School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)
- Location:
- Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Áine Nic Oirealla
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- Garlic Cures
Long ago in Ireland the people used herbs to cure people and animals . They tell us there is an herb for every disease if only we knew it or could find it out.
Garlic was much used in those days , as it was supposed to cure almost any disease, and was very healthy and safe to use . People suffering from consumption and other lung diseases were improved in health by taking a grain or a couple of grains of the garlic fasting every morning this was supposed to be a great cure for the consumption . Another way garlic was use was to boil a heads of the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Munnelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gallowshill, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Patrick Munnelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gallowshill, Co. Mayo