School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)
- Location:
- Lenamore, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Brian Mac Tomas
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- (continued from previous page)cure for kidney trouble. Comfrey was used for curing boils Hemlock was used for curing swelling in horses.
Jaundice was usually cured by a charm, and this consisted of, daisies, primroses, and other wild flowers. A snail was used to cure a wart. In order to cure it, the snail had to be rubbed three times, then put on a thorn and when the snail would wither, the wart would wither.
Wild parsley was used for curing swelling. Stone crop was(continues on next page)- Collector
- Delia Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sleehaun, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Thomas Moran
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sleehaun, Co. Longford