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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0016, Page 441

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    person is very stiff he burns his feet with the nettles and it draws all the water.
    There is another herb which grows on the top of thatched houses. It is called "House-Leak" and it is a great cure for the measles and the jaundis. St. Patricks leaf is a cure for a sore or cut.
    Written in by Johnny Egan
    Ballyglass
    Kilsallagh
    Castlerea
    Co Galway
    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
    Johnny Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyglass South, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Martin Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballyglass South, Co. Galway