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School: Caisleán Ó gConaing (B.) (roll number 9685)

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Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
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Donncha Ó Huallacháin
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    Herbs 24-6-38
    Authority Mr E. Hartigan Folklore
    & triangular in shape hence Sheppard purse.
    Harts Tongue fern. for Burns.
    The leaves are pulled fresh and roased & placed on the burn & are (sj) supposed to ease the pain.
    Ground ivy
    A small trailing plant with vine shaped leaves & small blue flowers. The plant is dried & made into brew same a beer & was considered very effective for Consumption.
    The people who made those compounds kept the process as a secret which generally died with them & those used as drinks were unsafe as the quantiles are not not known they are mostly out of use now.
    Common cabbage
    It is very effective as a poultice, use internally best boiled with pigs head.
    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
    Mr E. Hartigan
    Gender
    Male