School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)things such as a cure for warts.
Garlick is famous for curing sore throats, and sambuck is used for pains in the back. When used it is boiled in new milk for two hours and then the milk is drunk.
The nettle is sometimes used as substitde for cabbage, and it is very good for the blood.- Collector
- Michael Lanigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kells, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Michael Barry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Garrynamann Lower, Co. Kilkenny