School: Maigh Locha (Buachaillí)

Location:
Moylough, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Muiris Ó Héigeartaigh
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  1. 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.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    T. O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michale Scarry
    Age
    78
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway