School: Gallen
- Location:
- Gallen, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T.R. Goodwin
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- Scurvy
(1) Boil the root of the cockle plant and drink the liquid.Boils
(1) Boil nettles when they are young in spring and eat them like cabbage.Weak appetite
(1) Get dandelions and boil them. Then Strain the liquid and drink it.Pains in stomach
(1) Eat water grass dipped in salt and butter, with brown bread. - Informant
- Mr Patrick Kenny
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Falsk, Co. Offaly
- Kieran Carroll, Ferbane, Offaly, can cure the whooping cough by getting a cup of milk and letting a ferret breathe on it. Then he gives the milk to the sick child.Mrs Lynn Ballysheil, Cloghan, Offaly, can cure a ringworm with a gold(continues on next page)
