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1. Herbs (continued)

   

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   them. There is another weed called the dandeline and it has a yellow flower. There is an ivy-leaf and it is used for taking out stains. There is a weed growing in the mangolds called tparaiste and it is good for curing warts. There is juice in it like milk and if you (pour) poured it down on the wart it would cure it. There is another weed growing in the potatoes and it is called scutch-weed and it is great harm to them. The thistles are another harmful weeds which grow on good land. On olden times people used to get a bag

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie Ryan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   New Inn, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Thomas Melody

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   75

   Address

   Corrabaun, Co. Galway