School: Baile Uí Mhuinghile (roll number 8284)

Location:
Ballymonally, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Liam Mac Gearailt
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  1. A lot of herbs grow around here. Their names are nettles, thistles, dandelion, colt-foot, slanus and cappóga. The dandelion grows on good soil. There is a cure in the nettles and in the slanus. the people say that there is a cure in the nettles for measles when they are boiled and sugar put on the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Mháille
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bellacorick, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Séamus O' Mháille
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    86
    Address
    Bellacorick, Co. Mayo