School: Mín a Ghabhann (Meenagowan) (roll number 16823)

Location:
Mín an Ghabhann, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Glacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1054B, Page 06_033

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1054B, Page 06_033

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  1. These are some of the name on the herbs that grow in the field. Dock leaf, Nettle, Colts foot, Caishearban, Luve Phadráigh, Chamious, Farriban, Luve Dóighthe. Luve Dóighthe is a cure for pains. You pluck it and you bruise it up fine and you put it to the sore for four hours and it burns into the bone and it rises big blisters of bad water. They used to use Chamious for dying
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Ní Méallaigh
    Other names
    Anna Ní Méallaigh
    Annie Melley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Raithnigh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Annie Melley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Raithnigh, Co. Donegal