School: Clandouglas, Lic Snámha (roll number 10380)

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   Nettles are also used for the same purpose as Wild Tansy. The leaves and stems of the tansy are boiled and the mixture given to the cattle. Robin Run the Hedge and Cranesbill are boiled and the juice of them drank. The speedwell the leaves and stems are boiled and drawn and the juice drank. Milk and sugar can be added and they improve the taste. Jaundice disappears after the ninth day if this mixture is taken a couple of times daily. If the jaundice turns black it can't be cured. The roots of the colt's foot are pounded and boiled and the juice drank. This is a great cure for coughs and cold. Marsh Mallows, and Hore hound can be used in the same way for the same ailment. The stems and leaves of the dandelion are picked and dried and drawn like tea for anyone threatened with consumption. Ivy was formerly very much used for drawing water from children's heads when they got sore. The leaves of the ivy were sewn together in the form of a cap roasted before the fire and put on hot on the child's head.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Brendan Shanahan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Irrabeg, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   John Shanahan

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   57

   Address

   Irrabeg, Co. Kerry