School: Anabla

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1. Local Cures

   

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   In olden times people had very good cures. If a person had yellow jaundice they used to say that a very good cure for it was to boil the dandelion and drink the juice of it. a little plant called the groundsel was a good cure for head ache. there was another little herb that grew in marshy places which was very good for a sprained ankle. If a person had a toothache a good cure for it was to grind the leg of a frog. People used to go to holy wells if they had any sore or ailment. They used to wash the sore in the water and it was healed. A cure for a boil was to rub soap to it. The cure for a sore lip was the root of a dockleaf.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Leary

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Anablaha, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Con Leary

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   55

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Anablaha, Co. Kerry

2. My Home Dostrict

   

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   My native parish is Kilcummin. I live in the townland of Anabla. It is a small townland. There are about fifty people in it. The name most common in our district is Barry.
   There are several fine slate houses in

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