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Seán Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0198, Page 519

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    boiled for about three quarters of an hour and the substance is then given to the person to drink.
    Dock leaves are used to cure the sting of a nettle. The leaf is just rubbed to the part which is stung.
    A small red berry which grows on a tree called the woodbine is said to be poisonous. This berry is sometimes called the "dog berry."
    Kathleen Keany
    Annagh
    Glenfarne
    Co. Leitrim
    Brian Keany of same address story
    Age 23 years
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Keany
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Brian Keany
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Leitrim