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School: Cill Bheoláin (C.), Áth an Mhuilinn, Ráth Luirc

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    jaundice. To cook a mouse and eat it was also a cure for jaundice. A herb called in Irish lus na móinte boiled and put as a poultice was used for goitre. This herb grows in boggy districts. In ancient times people visited holy wells in order to be cured. There are two holy wells in Tullylease St Marys well and St Benjamins well. St Mary's well is good for headaches and St Benjamin's is good for eyesight.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Habden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milford, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Patrick Fox
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Milford, Co. Cork