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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0787, Page 280

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boiled and eaten in the Spring purify the blood. Dandelion is good for consumption. Garlic cures black leg in calves. The roots and stalks of butterdalks boiled are good for felon.

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Herbs

In olden times the people believed in making up their own ointments and medicines out of herbs.
Water cress is a plant which is to be got in marshy land in the Spring of the year. It is a preventitive of scurvy. Garlic prevents black leg in cattle. It is given to them mixed with lard and gun powder. Garlic and dandelion boiled in milk will prevent consumption. Marshmallow has a root somewhat like a carrot

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Collector
Sean Gormley
Gender
male
Address
Garristown, Co. Dublin
Informant
(name not given)
Relation
grandparent
Gender
male
Age
75
Address
Garristown, Co. Dublin
Language
English