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School: Dubh-Áth (B.) (roll number 11067)

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Duagh, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Page 070

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    When a person was ill with the jaundice, the herb called the "yarrow was plucked and drawn like tea, and the liquid, drank, when the leaves were strained off.
    When a person suffered from warts, the silver weed was gathered and put into a pot with unsalted butter and both pounded together until the mixture turned into a pale green ointment. This was rubbed to the warts, and they soon vanished.
    Any cut or bleeding wound was treated with a weed called "Croak
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    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
    Pádraig Mac Síthigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcarra More, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Séafradh Ó Conchubhair
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Foildarrig, Co. Kerry