School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)

Location:
Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Sandair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 138

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  3. XML “Luibheanna”
  4. XML “The Heather Beer”

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    fast days. The juice is given to children suffering from an attack of “worms”
    Loitheall - found in dykes is eaten like water cress
    Sliocán - found at seashore is boiled and eaten by people at the seashore.
    Libearnum - also found at seashore is used as a substitute for cabbage and is boiled like sliocán or dilisc.
    Neanntoga - boiled and used as a substitute for cabbage. Also given as feeding stuff to pigs.
    Carraigeen Moss - found at seashore - saved and bleached. Used as a blancmange. Also given to cattle and pigs as food.
    Caisearbhán - picked and and boiled and mixed with meal and given to pigs

    The following are deadly poison:-
    Meachain Árhá-thú
    Meachain-Éileamh
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  2. The Danes used make beer from the tops of the heather. It was said the beer was so powerful that it is would raise you from the dead". Two Danes, father and son, were making
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Collector
    Francis Saunders
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James Scanlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullagh, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Rynne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullagh, Co. Clare
    Informant
    the old people of the district