School: Anabla
- Location:
- Anablaha, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máighréad Ní Théacháin
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- In olden times people use to go out in the land and gather herbs and boil them for medicine. When people had a toothache they got "slawnless", and broke it in small pieces and put it in the tooth. They also used a charm. People gave rounds in Churchyards to cure a toothache. People cured thrush by washing the throat in water and salt petre. When people had pains and sores they used to visit a holy well and give rounds. They washed the affected parts with the water and got relief. They used poultiers of ivy leaves and cabbage leaves to cure sore heads.
- Collector
- Ellen Spillane
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knocknaharan, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Denis Spillane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Knocknaharan, Co. Kerry