School: Castlerock N.S. (roll number 13242)
- Location:
- Drummartin, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Frank Haran
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0174, Page 140
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- Herbs.
Mountain Sage grows in the mountain. It is a plant bearing a white flower. It is pulled, washed and boiled with water in a saucepan. Then the boiling mixture is strained, liquourice ball, treacle or brown sugar and whiskey are added to the juice. Then it is put into a bottle and kept. It is a good cure for a cough or a cold.
The Dandelion is a weed which grows on every sort of land, it is a green stalk with a yellow flower.
This is said to be a cure foe a cold, before used it has to boiled then left to cool and afterwards put into a bottle this should be taken every morning.
The Ridgeog is a herb which is used for a cold.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lizzie Bowie
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cabragh, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mr Tom O Rorke
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 79
- Address
- Rathosey, Co. Sligo
