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School: Gleann Locha (roll number 10100)

Location:
Glanlough Upper, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Palmer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0466, Page 038a

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  1. Leigheasanna (continued)

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    Pains
    The cure is brandy or burned whiskey.
    Measles
    The cure is the juice of the sheep's droppings boiled in milk and to drink it.
    Jaundice
    To cut the ear of a goat and tie it with a cord around the sick persons neck,
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  2. Leigheasanna

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    In former times some of the old people were [?] knowledgeable and understood many things about the use of herbs for the cure of certain diseases. There was one woman in this district many years ago she used visit the sick and [?] a charm for the parient.
    She used to be out out surprise for the purpose of picking the herbs and extracting the medicine from them. The patient should give her money with a
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Gleesk, Co. Kerry