School: Rinn Garóige, An Scibirín (roll number 16255)
- Location:
- Ringarogy Island, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Chonaill
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“Long ago the people of this island...”
(continued from previous page)put it on some wall into which sticks were driven and it was made up like chains. It was then taken to the weaver & then to the tucker. It was brought home then and dried well & then the tailor would come to the house to make clothes.
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“A Plant called Saiste Cnuic was used here in bygone times...”
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A Plant called Saiste Cnuic was used here in bygone times to cure a pain in the back. They used boil it and drink the juice. Another plant called Machr Dá h-abha was a cure for boils. They used to boil it and put the juice on the boils.
Anyone by the name of Welsh was supposed to have a cure in his blood and any person born on Good Friday and baptised on Easter Sunday had a certain cure. - Collector
- Máire Ní Choileáin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ringarogy Island, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Pádraig Ó Coileáin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Donegall West, Co. Cork