School: Maigh Locha (Buachaillí)

Location:
Moylough, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Muiris Ó Héigeartaigh

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Herbs

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 049

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The dock. When a dock is rubbed on to a sting it kills it. The dandelion tea is a cure for weak hearts.
Nettles are used in spring time. They are used for the blood when they are boiled.
The most harmful weeds are the dock-weed, nettle, chick-weed, couch-grass, thistle, groundsel, rushes, daisies, blackheads, dandelion, red-shank, crow-foot, braísce, plaintain, robin-run-the-hedge, shepherds purse, jelly weed, spurge, foxe's tongue and the soldiers joy.

Collector
T. O' Connor
Gender
male
Address
Moylough, Co. Galway
Informant
Michale Scarry
Age
78
Address
Moylough, Co. Galway
Language
English