School: Gort na Gaoithe (roll number 14218)

Location:
Windfield, Co. Galway
Teacher:
M. Ó Lócháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0038

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0038

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  1. If hot water is poured on a boil it will cure it. Sulpher and butter is a good ointment for boils. If a snail is rubbed of a wart it will cure it. The juice of a dandilian is good for a sore throat.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pakie Crehan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Rushestown, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Denis Crehan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    44
    Address
    Rushestown, Co. Galway