School: Knockminna (roll number 12720)
- Location:
- Knockmoynagh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Máire Ní Scannláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0183, Page 415
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- There is a plant known as the barberry tree which is a cure for yellow jaundice. The bark must be peeled off the tree and boiled in milk and when drank is a sure cure for this disease.
- Informant
- Mr Peter Berreen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lavally, Co. Sligo
- A fasting spit is supposed to cure sore eyes or sore lips.
