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School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

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Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 162

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  1. Local Cures

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    Wild Sage
    is a cure for a hurt.
    …………………………..
    Tansy
    is an herb having on it the picture of a wart. This part of it is the cure for warts.
    …………………………..
    Robin Run the Hedge
    is a cure for Ringworm
    …………………………..
    Penniwinkle
    This when peeled is a cure for boils.
    …………………………..
    Cos Dubh
    which is an herb growing through the rock is a cure for Pleurisy.
    …………………………..
    Nóinín (Daisy)
    is an herb which blots out marks left by sores
    …………………………..
    The Devil's Bit
    is an herb on which is seen the bite taken from it and is said to be a cure for Indigestion.
    …………………………..
    Cleas na Péiste
    made nine times over an animal having a pain is supposed to cure it.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Josephina Moynihan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drishane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs E. Moynihan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Address
    Drishane, Co. Cork