School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 06_015
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- It is said every herb growing has a cure for some disease but people now-a-days don't know many of them. Boiled nettle roots are good for measles. This is the way they are used, first pull the nettles, wash the roots, boil in milk, strain, and drink the juice. There is also a cure for toothache in nettles. Put the nettle into your mouth as near as possible to where the pain is and the pain disappears.
There is kind of grey moss that grows in meadow-ground which is very good for any(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rita Corcoran
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Corcoran
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 32
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo
