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Liam Ó Breandáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 201

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    Nettle-scorches:- a cure for this is the juice of a dock leaf.
    Rheumatism:- Dandelion herbs boiled and taken or rubbed of the pain..The dandelion herbs contain milk and they are supposed to cure warts also.
    Blood Purifier:- Alder berries bruised and made into wine. The best wine is made from heather. Slow gin is also good for the blood.
    Sore ears:- Boiled potatoes pressed to the ears.
    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
    Peggy Geraghty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creggs, Co. Galway
    Informant
    William Nicholson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creggs, Co. Galway