School: Castlegrove (roll number 15475)

Location:
Castlegrove East, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam Ó Conaill
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    and make into a poltice. The person with the sores could not come near it, until it is ready to be put on the sore.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Devaney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissananny, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mary Devaney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    43
    Address
    Lissananny, Co. Galway
  3. People eat the nettle in spring for purifying the blood. The nettles are boiled and given to the persons to eat.
    The water cress is
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