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School: Tuairín Chathail (C.) (roll number 11181)

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Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
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Síghle Ní Shíothcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 198

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    In former times people sought remedies for their ailments not in chemist shops as now-a-days but in herbs and plants.
    Slanlus was good for a sore throat when boiled in new milk. Bainikeen boiled in milk was good for sick cattle. Marsh-mallow was used for running to strains and swollen muscles. The wild snowdrop was a cure for measles. The root of the briar boiled in milk was a cure for scour in animals.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Sheehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Denis Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Reaboy, Co. Kerry