School: Clandouglas, Lic Snámha (roll number 10380)

Location:
Clondouglas, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Sheanacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0412, Page 098

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0412, Page 098

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    The water would all clear away in about a week's time. All the hair should be cut off before the ivy is put on.
    Causter wan is very much used for fattening pigs. It is chopped up yellow meal porridge put through it and it is used for pigs and poultry. The seeds of the dock leaf were very much used for poultry formerly. Nettles are extensively used for feeding young turkeys they are boiled and cut up. The young branches of the birch tree were formerly very much used for dyeing wool. A beautiful blue black colour. Saffoon plant was used for colouring butter a golden colour. The bella donna or deadly nightshade is used medicinally for plasters and blisters. The yellow root is still used extensively for poisoning fish in rivers. The Irish Yew is poisonous to cattle also laburnum and privet.
    Herb doctors used herbs extensively about 40 years ago and many sufferers were relieved by their application.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Shanahan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Irrabeg, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    John Shanahan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Irrabeg, Co. Kerry