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School: Crecora, Tobar Pádraig (roll number 9668)

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Crecora, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0526, Page 021

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    Cures were handed down traditionally. Our grandfathers and grandmothers knew cures for all ailments.
    Here are a few of them.
    Dock-leaf - is supposed to be a cure for a sting of a nettle or a sting of a wasp.
    Slánlúg{?} - when chews in the mouth and applied to a cut stops it bleeding.
    Dendelion - used as a salad - to purify the Blood.
    Yarrow - boiled in new milk used as a cure for Rheumatism.
    Marsh Mallow - used for swelling or sprains.
    Nettles - used 3 times during March to prevent illness.
    Sloes - used for dyeing
    Alder-berries - also used for dyeing.
    Nettles - used as a cure Murrian in cattle.
    Melon-plant - leaves boiled in milk supposed
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lemonfield, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Seán Ó Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lemonfield, Co. Limerick