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School: Dromcollchoille (B.)

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Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick
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Pádraig Ó Mathghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0497, Page 132

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    In olden times, when there were no doctors the people had their own cures.
    A weed, called the "glourane, when pounded up and applied to sprains, cures it.
    The juice of the wild parsnip and chickenweed mixed with milk and given to children suffering from the whooping-cough is a good remedy.
    An herb called the march-malis when applied to sores cures them.
    The skin of a young dog-leaf when laid on a sore lip is good for it.
    When washing-soda is rubbed to warts it banishes them.
    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
    Jeremiah Newman
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Jospeh Newman
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 60
    Address
    Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Newman
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 55
    Address
    Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick