School: Lisnafunchin, Castlecomer (roll number 16230)
- Location:
- Lisnafunshin, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Riagáin
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“There is a cure in the roots of dandelion. ...”
There is a cure in the roots of dandelion. Boil the roots in new milk and the mixture is a tonic for weak people.
House leek is a cure. It grows on old walls. When it is boiled in water it is a cure for corns or bad feet.
There is a cure in goats milk because the goats eat briars and bushes. There are herbs among briars. The goats milk is rich.
Butter-milk heated is a cure for a cold.
There is a cure in goose grease for sprains and hurts.
- Collector
- James Lawless
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newtown, Co. Kilkenny