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School: Cnoc, Abbeyleix (roll number 2324)

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Knockardagur, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Seán Ó Huallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0831, Page 182

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    The dock is the most harmful weed growing on my farm because it spreads rapidly and is very hard to get rid of. The thistle grows more plentiful in good land. Robin-run-the-hedge and the briar leaf have medical cures.
    Robin-run-the-hedge is boiled in water and the liquid is used to purify the blood in the Springtime.
    The briar leaf is boiled in milk, this milk is a cure for the white scour in calves. The dock leaf cures the sting of a nettle. Put the dock leaf on the sting until the blister goes down.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockardagur, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr M. Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockardagur, Co. Laois