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School: Tuairín Chathail (B.) (roll number 10392)

Location:
Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Cróinín
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    It is said that every plant that grows in the land can cure wounds. The rough side of a cabbage or ivy leaf can draw a wound and the smooth side can heal a wound.
    It is said that the plant that grows in the bog can cure a sore throat. The chicken-weed is a good cure for a sore eye. These cures are used in remote places where there is no doctor. There is an herb which is called the seaweed, and it is used for making iodine which is used for curing sores.
    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
    Dan Sheehan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    William Sheehan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry