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School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

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Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 07_013

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    to cure it. Holy wells were visited to cure sore eyes and sore hands.
    The seventh son or daughter was supposed to be able to cure ringworm and other ailments by making up a plaster.
    Use was made of herbs for making medicine. Use was made of nettles for puriffying the blood.
    Garlic was used in olden times for medicine.
    Dock leaves were used as food for pigs and nettles were given to turkeys as food.
    Corrections
    purifying = purifying = purifying =
    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
    Mary Brennan
    Gender
    Female