School: Rockwood, Béal Átha an Dá Chab

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Derreennaclogh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Chorcora
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0288, Page 287

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    Cure for Sore eyes: - Pay rounds to a holy well. There is a holy well in Kilcrohane called Tobar na Súl. It is used for curing sore eyes. The juice of the elder flowers is used to cure
    When a child has thrush in its mouth honey and butter is rubbed to cure it.
    To cure gravel pain: - boil garlic and drink the juice.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
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    English