School: Turloch (roll number 10286)
- Location:
- Turlough, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Éamonn Ó Maolmhuaidh
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- (continued from previous page)a cuze, or boy of the house.The cure for a cut long ago was a cob-web. The cob-web used to be spread on the cut, and left there until it was better.A nettle is a good cure for a bleeding nose, or a wet cloth, or a penny to put to the butt of your ear is also a good cure for a bleeding nose. Comfrey is a good cure for a cut. It grows in the field. The comfrey was dug up out of the ground, and it was washed and cleaned.When a person got a cut, the comfrey was scraped and put on a piece of brown paper, and put on the cut. There is another herb called a rose-moble. It is also good for a cut. The rose-moble grows along the side of a wall on a little plant. There are(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Conway
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lack West, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Conway
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Turlough, Co. Mayo