School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:
Carran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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    of it. There is a cure in dandaline for the liver. There is a cure in garlick for colds. People use water cress instead of cabbage in the winter. They boil nettles and give them too turkeys. They boil dog leaves and give them to pigs with other foods. They boil the leaves of ivy and use the duce of it to clean black and blue clothes. If you got burned with nettles if you put a dog leave to it, it would cure the burn. The people break the nettles when they are starting
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Colgáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rannagh East, Co. Clare