School: Listellick, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Listellick North, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Dll. Ó Súilleabháin
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- The cure for warts was Birdeens (Bainne cíclen Hemlock) Milk. It is an herb that grows in gardens. It is pulled and pounded and the white juice is then rubbed on to the warts.
- Informant
- Mrs Michael O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Doon North, Co. Kerry
- This is supposed to be a great cure in dog's - tongue. First of all the leaf is cleaned and heated to the fire and put up to a boil or sore. When the sire or boil is alright the leaf falls off
- The cure for sore eyes was to get a gold ring and rub it to your eyes nine mornings in succession.
