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School: Listellick, Tráighlí

Location:
Listellick North, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0443, Page 007

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    in the field to dry and bleach and then they washed it. They used to then boil it and when it was boiled they used to put some honey in it and it was supposed to be a great cure for a bad cold.
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    Camomiles Tea: this is how it is made. It grows in hard dry ground. The yellow flowers grow on it about the month of June or July. The flower is picked and saved and put out under the sun to dry. Then it is brought in and put into a saucepan and is is drawn like tea. People drink it to improve their blood and to improve their complexion.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs O' Shea
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Listellick North, Co. Kerry