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School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)

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Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 322

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    8. At first the seagrass water is boiled, next it is strained and the water is preserved for a day, then it is taken for the worms
    9. There is a cure in comfrey for a sprain or a hurt.
    10. The root is ground in a clean cloth.
    11. Next it is put up to the sprain or hurt, and it will stay stuck on to the sprain or hurt until it gets better
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    A good many people pick nettles and wash them.
    Then they boil them and when they are boiled they will strain the juice from the nettles and drink it because it is good for bad blood.
    A lot of other people pick dandelion for turkeys when they are young for it makes the turkey strong and hardy and it is the herb they like best.
    When some people get burned with a nettle they pick a dockleaf and put it up to the burn and it cures it.
    Some people pick cow-slips and mix them
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcorcoran, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Michael Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    82
    Address
    Kilcorcoran, Co. Clare