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School: Rinn Róin, Ballinspittal (roll number 15106)

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Ringrone, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire Ní Dhálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0320, Page 248

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    The most harmful weeds growing on our farm are nettles, thisles and puch-ac-wee or corn kale. These weeds are very harmful because they spread rapidly and because they destroy the soil.
    Where the soil is rich thistles and corn kale will grow very rapidly. Nettles are found where the land is poor.
    Certain herbs are used for making medicine the Marshmallow, Mac-e daw-how, Botany-Bay, Wild Sage and Garlic. The Marshmallow is used for a sore. Mac-e-daw-how is a cure for a worm, Wild Sage is a cure for a hurt, and Garlic is a cure for a swelling.
    The herbs are boiled before using. When the Wild Sage is boiled people drink the water as medicine. Herbs were used greatly in former times for cures. Quack doctors used them. Many sufferers were cured
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Castlepark, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Ellen O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Castlepark, Co. Cork