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

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Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
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Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 187

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    in medicine. It should be picked on St. John's Eve so that its cure would be effective.
    Cockles
    when boiled are a cure for measles.
    Ivy
    when boiled is used for removing stains from clothes.
    Saffron
    was used as a dye and produced a saffron or yellow colour.
    Meachan Dúbh
    or wild comfrey was a cure for sprains. The root should at first be peeled and then the inner substance was applied to the sprain.
    Camomile
    is a good cure for nervousness. The leaves were cut up finely and saved. They were then placed in a pot and allowed to draw as tea.
    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 O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shantullig North, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Moynihan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shantullig North, Co. Cork