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School: Swanzy Memorial N. S. (roll number 10428)

Location:
Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eilis F. Ní Stiobháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 228

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    Herbs.
    The most harmful weeds growing on our farm are Benweeds, Fairyhorses or Yellow-horses, Nettles, Thistles, Dalkens, Eye Bright, Daisy, Chickweed, Bogbean, Arnuts. These are nearly all harmful because they spread rapidly. The nettle and Dalken take the good out of the soil. The farmers say that its bad land that doesn't grow Benweeds.
    If you get a sting of a nettle rub it with the leaf of a Dalken saying Dalken in and nettle out and it will go away.
    Eye Bright is a cure for they eyes. The juice dropped into the eyes for several days relieves infirmities of the eyes
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    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
    David Mc Feeters
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Greencastle, Co. Donegal