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School: Both Íseal (roll number 16744)

Location:
Boheeshil, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Séamus Ua Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0470, Page 038

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  1. Old Cures

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    Long ago the old people used the following cures for diseases.
    They used the ivy for curing skin diseases.
    They used nettles for purifying the blood.
    The used the dandilion for the nerves.
    They used the "Rilleogs" for curing the cattle from murr[ain?]. First they boiled it and gave it to the cattle to drink.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Michael Morris
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Glanmakee, Co. Kerry

  2. Old Cures

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    Long ago people used the following cures.
    They used the foxes tongue for curing sores in the skin.
    They used the Rilleogs of the slough to cure cattle that had dry-murran.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit