School: Naomh Muire, Ballyhean (roll number 13444)

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1. Herbs and Weeds (continued)

   

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   the 'copog" or dock is another weed which grows in meadow and nothing grows within two feet of it.
   On very rich land also a weed grows called garlic. The part under the ground is made in the shape of an onion and if a cow eats it her milk could not be used.
   There is a great cure in the wing vara for a sore hand or a sore knee. You boil it first and make a poultice of it and then put it to the cut.
   Nettles and thistles are boiled and are given to turkeys and ducklings to eat.
   People used to colour flannel with heath in the olden days. They put down the heath and the flannel in a big pot of water for about two hours and

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie Mary Kelly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Magherafadda, Co. Mayo