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School: Faithche (B.) (roll number 11405)

Location:
Faha West, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Ó Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0458, Page 075

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    Red Clover: The blossom was brewed like tea and about strength of strong tea -- Strained and used for stomach ailments.
    Barberry: The powdered bark was used as a purgative.
    A mixture of the powdered bark and juice of the berries well diluted in water was taken as a cure for sore mouth and sore throat.
    Yarrow: The juice of the Yarrow was used for lung diseases & all kinds of bleeding.
    As an ointment it was a cure for sores & ulcers.
    St. Patrick's Plant: The leaves used raw were used as a cure for piles, or bleeding sores.
    These were got from Jhos Murphy Murphy Greenane Kanturk.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Greenane, Co. Kerry