School: Edengorra (roll number 9597)
- Location:
- Edengora, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Michael Hetherton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0710, Page 048
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- (continued from previous page)in water for an hour and then strained.
The leaves of the nettle were very useful for curing the measles in children
Linseed was used for coughs and it was also a good poultice for burns and scalds. The bark of the oak tree was a great cure for stomach trouble when boiled. "Comfrey" was used as a cure for lung and chest trouble
Ragwort was used for coughs and colds.
Mullen plant when boiled in milk would cure a sting of a bee.
Catmint was a cure for a cold as it would make the person sweat.
The "Blessed Thistle" was good for loss of appetite.
Mistletoe was useful for curing the nerves.
Hawkweed was a common cure for the whooping cough.
The black currant when made into a liquid was a good medicine for hoarseness and sore throats.
The leaves of the cuckoo's sorrel was used as a salad.
"Croaghadrick" was a good remedy(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia Farrelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Boherlea, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Miss Rose Bradley
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Edengora, Co. Meath
