School: Damastown (roll number 12327)
- Location:
- Damastown, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Delia Wilson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0787, Page 279
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- (continued from previous page)salted butter and the roots of daisies all boiled together will cure burns and scalds.
Wild celery is said to cure rheumatism and felon.
The leaves of the blackberry boiled in milk cure diarrhoea.
The leaves of the yew tree if eaten by animals will poison them.
Broom boiled in water and mixed with brandy or port wine is a cure for kidney trouble.
- There is a herb called Marshmallow which is a cure for sprains.
Wild celery is good for pains. Broom boiled with a quantity of gin added is good for the kidneys
Three feeds of young nettles(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kathleen Gilsenan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mallahow, Co. Dublin
