School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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The fern leaf would cure a swelling in an animal or a person's leg and it would draw out any bad stuff that would be in the sore.It is said that if a person boiled the blossoms of the furze in new milk and drink it that it would cure yellow jaundice.Bib grass could cure a sore in animal's or people.
The dog leaf would cure a sun burn to warm it to the fire and put it to the burn it would also cure any other burn.The Lady fingers would
cure a sore in animals or people .To boil a Lady fingers in milk and rub it to the sore in a horse. To boil the root in milk and rub(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Devaney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Scalp, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs Fanny Vaughan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Scalp, Co. Clare
