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School: Baile an Bhile (B.) (roll number 12195)

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Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
John F. Higgins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 081

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    The herbs that do most damage to land are the blackheads and the dock-leaf. They stop the crops from growing because their seeds are bad.
    The names of the herbs are the thistle, the chickenweed, the awna, the dodder and the fox-ear. The herbs that grow in good land are the dockleaf and the chickenweed. The herbs that grow in good land are the thistle and the awna.
    The juice of the dock is good for a burn.
    The people use boiled nettles for young turkeys. The herbs that are poison are thistle and the dockleaf.
    Information from:- Patrick O'Brien, Bracklagh, Brickens, Claremorris.
    Collector:- Michael O'Brien, Bracklagh, Brickens, Claremorris.
    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
    Michael O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bracklagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bracklagh, Co. Mayo