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School: Clochar na Trocaire, Cinn Mhara

Location:
Kinvarra, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Siúr M. Bernadette
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0049, Page 0307

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    Local Herbs 12:4:1938
    There are many harmful herbs growing in many gardens. Their names are dandelion bud (?) and many other harmful weeds.
    They are harmful because, they spread rapidly and they make the land very poor. Bud (?) is looked upon as growing only where there is good soil. If the soil was bad the weeds would die and thus the land would get fertile.
    Certain herbs are looked upon as having medicinal properties in them. They are as follows -daisies and dandelion. Daisies are supposed to contain castor oil. The daisy is cut
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Crissey Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick O' Leary
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway