School: Druim Snámha (roll number 14057)
- Location:
- Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Haodha
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- The roots of nettles when boiled and the liquid drunk cures the measles. The roots of the primrose boiled is a cure for the jaundice. The stem of the dandelion boiled is a cure for a cough. The juice of the stem of a flagger is a cure for the toothache. The leaves of the foxglove boiled produces a liquid which if drunk is a cure for a weak heart. The leaves of the dock are a cure for a sting of a nettle. Blue is a cure for a sting of a nettle. Blue is a cure for a toothache. Buttermilk whey is a cure for a cold.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josephine Gegan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lismoyle, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Rosaleen Gegan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lismoyle, Co. Leitrim