School: Goirtín
- Location:
- Gorteen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Dhubhthaigh
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- (continued from previous page)put it on them it will cure them. They used have scalded loaf or porridge for sore feet.
- Slánlús was used for sores such as boils or cuts. The fibres were first removed, the leaf then heated to make it soft, and then applied to the affected part. A bandage was tied over it.
- Collector
- Nora Cannon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortnalone North, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs K. Duffy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 71
- Address
- Temple, Co. Galway