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School: Malahide (B.)

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Malahide, Co. Dublin
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M. Ó Haodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0791, Page 127

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    boiled down and give as a drink. It is also a very tall plant and bears a yellow flower. There is a well called Saint Dolough's which is supposed to have cured sore eyes. The people after being cured went and tied bits of cloth on the bushes as a sign that they were cured by the water in the well. The well is still to be seen on the right-hand side of the road going into Dublin. Saint Dolough's is near Balgriffen on the Malahide side
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anthony Grogan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Yellow Walls, Co. Dublin