School: Anabla
- Location:
- Anablaha, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máighréad Ní Théacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0454, Page 113
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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.
- 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(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Leary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Anablaha, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Con Leary
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Anablaha, Co. Kerry
