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School: Gleann Locha (roll number 10100)

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Gleann Locha Uachtarach, Co. Chiarraí
Teacher:
Pádraig Palmer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0466, Page 039a

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    a cross in it not so much for payment but that her charm would cure him and also to avoid unpleasantness for fear the old lady would get angry. There is a certain herb that is very good for whooping cough it is very rare and hard to find. The juice is extracted from it and it is taken fasting for three mornings in succession. Anyone doing this will not whoop in it.
    Ferrits leavings and donkey's milk is also good for whooping cough. A plaster can be made of ribleaf and apply to a cut or wound and it is wonderful. Pennyleaf is good for a burn and can be found plentiful on the walls of old houses, flag root or ellestrum is also good for curing cuts & wounds. It is an old saying that the seventh son of a family has the gift of curing. It is also said that a child that never saw its father has a cure.
    Got from :- Michael Brennan (56 yrs)
    Gleesk
    Sneem, Co. Kerry
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Glísc, Co. Chiarraí