School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

Location:
Abbey, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0387

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  1. Herbs
    1. Here hound is good for a cold. It grows in a garden or haggard. The way it would cure is to drink the juice of it.
    2. Garlic is used for killing poison. Garlic usually grows in gardens or haggards.
    3. The bark of an oak tree would cure saddle sores on a horse. Dandelion is good for weak lungs.
    4. Dock leaves would cure stings. Dock leaves usually grow in fields or gardens.
    5. Nettles are good for young fowl. Nettles grow mostly in fields or gardens or haggards.
    6. Horse-radish is mostly for seasoning soups.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thérèse Holohan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Holohan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway