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School: Gleanntán

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Glounthaune, Co. Cork
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Pádraig Ó Daghnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0383, Page 079

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    Buckbean is a bitter leaf and it grows in bogs and damp ditches and it is of great service in cases of rheumatism and skin diseases, and if you wet the ground and if there is any piece of it there it will spread all over the ground and is a harmful weed. A dandelion grows on rich land and it is good for the liver and the kidneys. Boil it and drink the juice. Eyebright is exceedingly useful for sore eyes and it grows on rich land. You must boil it and put it into a bottle and if you don't it will be no good. Groundsel is used for feeding birds. A red dock root is used for healing sores and it grows on rich land.
    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
    Brighid Ní Sheancháin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Informant
    Phillip Shannon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Glounthaune, Co. Cork