School: Lios Dubh (B.)
- Location:
- Lisduff, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Proinnsias Mac Cuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 464
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The cumfree (lus an ionáimh)?? has a strong underground stem. It was a healer for cuts. It was scraped and made into a pulp and put to the cut as a healer. The leaves and ?? made excellent fodder for horses.
Glasra Coille (The Wood Plant) was used as an ointment. It was boiled with unsalted butter, a daisy and primrose. It made a kind of ointment which was rubbed of a child as a preventative against a skin disease such as Fealamha
The nettle (neantóg) was a cure for hoarseness. It was boiled and the juice given to the person as a cure. It was also used as a purifier in the spring. Nettles boiled with bacon were often used as a vegetable when other vegetables were scarce.
The Coltsfoot (earoine) has(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Éinrí Ó Chearbhaill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Attavally, Co. Mayo
