School: Gort an Gharrdha (roll number 11384)
- Location:
- Gortagarry, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Donnabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0536, Page 327
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- (continued from previous page)Egan of Toomevara.
Many herbs were used for medicinal purposes. Goultic Bog Bean was used for Kidney trouble. Marsh Marigold for sprains. The Dandelion as a blood purifier. The Yarrow weed for Rheumatism.
Leeches were in common use when a skull was fractured.
There was an old woman in these parts who used to cure Yellow Jaundice. She used to get a lot of herbs and boil them.Then they were put under the patient's bed in a hot room and after a few days on the bed the jaundice would be cured.
When a person had worms they were rubbed with garlic on nine consecutive mornings to effect a cure.
- Informant
- Patrick Maher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Gortagarry, Co. Tipperary
