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School: Cúl Umha (Cailíní)

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Cooloo, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Mhurchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 395

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    Bóglas is a cure for sore feet
    Cupóg Sráide is a cure for a burn of a nettle
    Neanntóg - This weed is boiled and given to turkies. Long ago the people eat nettles
    Glórán - This was also given to pigs long ago
    Thistles were also given to pigs to fatten them
    Brisglán - Long ago during the famine the people ate the "Brisglans." They also used baráiste as greens and ate them

    Duilleóg Báidte - This weed is found in bogholes if people were drowning in a bog-hole where those leaves are it would drag them down in the water

    Rideóg - Is a cure for a bad stomach
    Meachain na gCaoirigh - This is a cure for a bad cold
    Stochtan is given to pigs for food
    Cruibín Sionnach is a cure for a bad stomach also It is a herb that grows in bad land.
    Long ago the people gave furze to horses before they sold them. Clover is good for cattle and cows.
    Water grass is a cure for a cold
    Flax is a cure for a pain in your side
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Caitlín Ní Dhonnchadha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cooloo, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs K. Donohue
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    71
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway