School: Na Creaga
- Location:
- Creggs, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Liam Ó Breandáin
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- (continued from previous page)Nettle-scorches:- a cure for this is the juice of a dock leaf.
Rheumatism:- Dandelion herbs boiled and taken or rubbed of the pain..The dandelion herbs contain milk and they are supposed to cure warts also.
Blood Purifier:- Alder berries bruised and made into wine. The best wine is made from heather. Slow gin is also good for the blood.
Sore ears:- Boiled potatoes pressed to the ears.- Collector
- Peggy Geraghty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Creggs, Co. Galway
- Informant
- William Nicholson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Creggs, Co. Galway