School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Brian Mac Mathúna
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  1. If your hand was bleeding get a cobweb and it will stop it from bleeding.
    If you had a bad sore leg and if you went to St. Batt's Well in Bedford and washed your leg in it so it would be cured.
    Told by Ned Lyons, O'Connell Avenue, Listowel
    Written by Tome Lyons, O'Connell Avenue, Listowel
    If you get a sting of a nettle get a doc-leaf and rub it to the sting and it will cure it.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    David Barry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    J. Barry
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry