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School: Coillte Bó (roll number 15984)

Location:
Kiltybo, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Michael S. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 430

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    is put to cuts. Elder berries are used for wine. The stem of the leaf of the marsh-mallow is boiled with sugar and it is drunk for cold. The horse-raddish is scraped and it is put to a toothache. The goose-berry thorn is put to soar eyes.
    The people long-ago made dyes from the flowers of the field.
    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
    Joe Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonmore Lower, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Healy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonmore Lower, Co. Mayo