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School: Teamhair, Áth Treasna

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Taur, Co. Cork
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Dd. Ó Súillleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0351, Page 562

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    The most harmful weeds growing in the farm are Praiseach weed, Crow weed, Chicken weed, and the Dock leaf.
    Praiseach weed and crow-weed rob the soil of plant food and is of no use.
    CHICKEN WEED is very good, when used for a poultice, it is cut up and boiled with cream. It makes a perfect poultice for a boil.
    DANDELION- is used for kidney. Trouble, it is boiled and the juice drank.
    DANDELION and Sorrel rine clothes for dyeing.
    THISTLES - are supposed to grow in good soil.
    BUACHALAN BUIDHE - is a trouble some weed and is very poisonous to the honey bees.
    BRACKEN - grows in good land.
    SLOES - would dye silk a purplish shade.
    NETTLE-WATER is used as a cure for red-water in cattle they are also used as a vegetable for food.
    BOGBANE - grows in bad land and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenlara, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John O' Sullivan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Glenlara, Co. Cork