School: Lower Warren (roll number 7793)
- Location:
- Warren Lower, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Liam Mac Coiligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0746, Page 456
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- (continued from previous page)diabetes. The water must be taken from it before the sun rises.
- Herbs
1. There is a weed very common in this district called the "Bootlaun." Some people make ointment from this week for burns. First of all the weed is boiled and then lard is mized with it. A yellow flower grows on it.
2. There is a weed called the Ray Rag = weed. It is a small green weed. Medicine is made by some people from this weed for curing the Yellow Jaundice.
3. There is a weed very common in this district called the “Fauram.” It is a green weed. A white flower grows on it. This weed is boiled and people drink the juice of it to cure the some sickness.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Fred Hughes
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bealin, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Patrick Hughes
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bealin, Co. Westmeath
