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School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)

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Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Sandair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 138

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 138

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  3. XML “Luibheanna”
  4. XML “The Heather Beer”

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  1. Luibheanna (continued)

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    fast days. The juice is given to children suffering from an attack of “worms”
    Loitheall - found in dykes is eaten like water cress
    Sliocán - found at seashore is boiled and eaten by people at the seashore.
    Libearnum - also found at seashore is used as a substitute for cabbage and is boiled like sliocán or dilisc.
    Neanntoga - boiled and used as a substitute for cabbage. Also given as feeding stuff to pigs.
    Carraigeen Moss - found at seashore - saved and bleached. Used as a blancmange. Also given to cattle and pigs as food.
    Caisearbhán - picked and and boiled and mixed with meal and given to pigs

    The following are deadly poison:-
    Meachain Árhá-thú
    Meachain-Éileamh
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  2. The Heather Beer

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Collector
    Francis Saunders
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James Scanlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullagh, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Rynne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullagh, Co. Clare
    Informant
    the old people of the district