School: Dromclough (C.),
- Location:
- Kilcarra Beg, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: -
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(Mrs) Ellen Faley (age 74)
Mountcoal,
Listowel,
Co. Kerry
In olden times the old people used many remedies for their ailments. They picked the herbs in the fields and ditches in Summer time and put them to dry. Dandelion was used for a pain in the stomach or colic.
They boiled it and gave the liquid to the sick people to drink. Then they boiled sour milk, and when it got into curds and whey, the whey was given to(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bridie Flaherty
- Gender
- Female
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- Mrs Ellen Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Mountcoal, Co. Kerry