School: Lisín na hEilte (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Lisheennaheltia, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraic Ó Séadhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0017, Page 127
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Long ago a great number of people used to practice the making of medicines from herbs. Some of them are alive yet. A few people from this parish used to make medicines some of which are: Mrs.Patk. Dolan, Boyounagh Bridge; Luke Connealy, Boyounagh, being the "seventh son, and Mrs Garvey, Glenamaddy. Other people outside this parish were, Mrs. Donlon, Woodbed, Dunmore; Mrs box, Dunmore. Pack, Deskin, Woodbed, Dunmore. James Brennan Boyounagh, Jogn Byrne Lissconner, Dunmore cures animals. Rheumatism is supposed to be cured by Diarcan which is a plant which is often found in the cornfields in(continues on next page)
