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School: An Gleann Garbh (roll number 2379)

Location:
Glengarriff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caoimhín Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0279, Page 198

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    could not get any cure for it. So at last some one thought of this kind of a cure called Meac an dá abha. The root of this is like a carrot. They cut off this root and they boiled it and they put it up to it and it used to cure it.
    Also when they used to have big boils they used to have the tongues of dead foxes and they used to soften them and put them up to the boils to cure them. It also take out any thorns that would be inside.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Sheaghdha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigrour, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Diarmuid Ó Coingheallaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigrour, Co. Cork