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School: Listellick, Tráighlí

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Listellick North, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0443, Page 006

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    A cure for a headache was got in the dandelion. First it was pulled and thoroughly washed in cold water. IT was then boiled for about two hours. It was then taken up and strained. This dandelion water was called dandelion tea. When it was cooled off there was some sugar put in it and this was supposed to be a great cure for a headache.
    Long ago when people got a bad cold they got Cairrigín Moss near the sea.They used to peel it off the rocks, lay it out
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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
    Informant
    Norah Trant
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Lissanearla West, Co. Kerry