School: Teampoll Tuaithe, Teampoll Mór (B.) (roll number 16250)
- Location:
- Templetouhy, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Meadhra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0546, Page 127
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- (continued from previous page)for rheumatism is to carry sulphur in your boots, but silver should not be carried in your pockets, as it would turn black.
- There were different herbs used for curing different ailments. The Wartweed was used to cure warts. Robin Run the Hedge is a cure for biles and carbuncles. This is a sticky weed with small green berries attached to it. It grows in a creeping manner along hedges. Rib grass is a cure for ringworms. Cranes Bill is a cure for tetters. It is found in ditches.
- Informant
- Denis Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
