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School: Mount Plunkett (roll number 8096)

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Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0265, Page 162

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    families who compound them.
    There is a tradition about the Poppy. One day when Jesus went to meet Saint Joseph he stepped on a thorn and a drop of blood sprang from his foot. A Poppy grew where the blood fell and this is the reason why it is red.
    House leek is boiled and then the juice is poured on the affected part of the eye.
    Robin-run-the-hedge is boiled and then mixed through porter and drank.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Malacky Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Occupation
    Blacksmith
    Address
    Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Fallon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    73
    Address
    Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Herbert Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Patrick Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon