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School: Doirín na nDamh (roll number 5348)

Location:
Derreenneanav, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0467, Page 325

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  1. Holy Wells (continued)

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    near "Crohans Well" and the people cut it for fire, but it would not burn. Every year when the people go to "Crohan" they bring a branch of the tree with them. The people throw money into the well. There is also a bucket of the water preserved when the well runs dry.
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  2. Herbs

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    There are a great many kinds of herbs in this district, such as:-
    Dandelion, Dock-leaves, pennyleaves, chicken-weeds, rib-leaf crows-foot, waterleaves, bonicine, sally and the Fox-cabbage.
    The old people used
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
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