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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Dá Lua

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Killaloe, Co. Clare
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An tSr. Aileabhaird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 324

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    immediately the blood stopped. Dock leaf was looked upon as a great cure for the sting of a nettle.
    Long ago there was an old limestone rock in Ballina and it had a little well in the top of it. Anyone that had any kind of sores used to go to the rock and rub the water to the sores. They were known then to disappear.
    Pharcey:-
    A disease on cattle was very common here long ago. There was a man who had a charm for curing it. The man who pwned the horse took him to a cross and the man with charm should be there on his knees before them. He
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary D' Arcy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr J. Duggan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Grange, Co. Tipperary