School: Ballinvella, Lios Mór (roll number 7880)
- Location:
- Ballinvella, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Áine Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0636, Page 268
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- The Spunk leaves grow in poor land, and are good for nothing
The red dandelion grows in rich land, and cures Consumption.
The "Herb of the Seven Dolors" cures seven diseases and it's colour is green
The "Three Little Sisters" are herbs also, and the first person that get's sick it is boiled and given to that person to drink three times.
The billeogín cneasaithe is coloured green and cures every sore.
The "doinín" is green with flowers and if you had a sore mouth it would cure it.
The fothrom cures the same disease as the "Three Little Sisters"
The dogleaf is a troublesome weed and cures nettelburns
Written by
Mary Cuffe
Bishopstown
Lismore
- Collector
- Mary Cuffe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinaspick South, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Mary Ann Cuffe
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Ballinaspick South, Co. Waterford
