School: Na Tearmoinn (B.) (roll number 8931)
- Location:
- An Tearmann Thoir, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cathaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0403, Page 382
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- (continued from previous page)for curing a person with a sore leg. Chicken weeds were used for curing biles. There is not any tradition connected with the shape or size of a plant. There are certain foods used and it is called thistles, nittles, firze bushes, costerwon. Nettles are used for pigs, costerwon is used for hens, and turkeys. Firze bushes are used for horses with worms, thistles are used for pigs. There is poison beside ditchs and in Holy. The people that carried around those they were called herb doctors.
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- Collector
- David Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Tearmann Thiar, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Patrick Enright
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Address
- An Tearmann Thiar, Co. Chiarraí
