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School: Fieldstown, Drogheda (roll number 14462)

Location:
Fieldstown, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chléirigh
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    Weeds and herbs on the Farm 5.5.'38
    Cows will not eat buttercups because they are sour. Hacus is another weed grown on our farm. It cures pains. There is a blessed thistle in our garden. It is used for curing the whooping cough when it is boiled in milk. Chalice is an herb which grows in moss and on trees and when boiled in milk is a cure for whooping cough. St Patrick leaf cures cuts. Nettles and dock leaves destroy land. Capog leaf is another herb which destroys land. Feanenn is a coarse white grass used for making grass ropes.
    Ann J Winters 12 years.
    Brownstown
    Parish of Monasterboice
    Co. Louth.
    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
    Ann J. Winters
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Brownstown, Co. Louth