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School: Mc Kelvey's Grove (roll number 9130)

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Loughbrattoge, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Eva Campbell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 327

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    Moss, ferns, wildroses, nettles, thistles, briars, honey suckles, dock and whins are harm-ful to the grazing fields and crops growing on our farm. Ragweeds and chicken weeds are also harmful on our farm. Some of them spread rapidly and they are harmful.
    Ragweeds, wildroses and briers only grow on good land. Moss and ferns only grow on poor land.
    Foxglove, broom, whore hound and poppy heads are used for medicine. Foxglove is used for making medicine for the heart. Broom is used as medicine for putting away any skin disease. Poppy heads are used for making sick people sleep.
    Moss is used for dying and in the war time moss was used for bandaging.
    Nearly all the medicines were got from plants long ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jean Armstrong
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Tullycaghny, Co. Monaghan