School: Listellick, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Listellick North, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Súilleabháin
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- Long ago when a person got a broken bone or bad sprain their cure was to get the roots of the comfrey (locally called comfort. Its roots were long in shape like a parship. They were washed cleaned and well pounded and then applied to the broken or sprained limb as a poultice and left on until it came off or it's own accord.
To staunch blood: At the foot of the elder tree there grows a kind of moss which is applied to a bleeding cut to staunch it. - 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.
- Informant
- Mrs Crinnihan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garrane, Co. Kerry