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School: Coillte Bó (roll number 15984)

Location:
Kiltybo, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Michael S. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 495

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    is used for colds; it is boiled and drunk. The cowslip is used for yellow-jaundice. The stem is boiled and the juice is drunk. The ivy is used for sores and cuts. Elder-berries are boiled and wine is made from them. The buachaill a ? is used for sore eyes that are running water. It is boiled and the juce is put to them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolaght, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Connell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolaght, Co. Mayo