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School: Castlecuffe, Mountmellick (roll number 8749)

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Castlecuffe, Co. Laois
Teacher:
J. Devereux
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 133

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    There are a lot of harmful weeds which grow wild in the fields.They are harmful to the field because they destroy the crops and make them grow badly,but they are also very useful because there are people who can make ointments and things for curing people. Early Spring is a plant which people make ointments out of for cuts, More people make ointments for burns out of prashoc and some other herb, they mix them up with lard and it cures burns. There is also many other cures made out of wild herbs. There is a woman who makes a cure for a ailment called jaundice.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mc Cann
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brogherla Big, Co. Laois