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School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)

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Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 144

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    Thistles, docks, nettles, weeds, buachalán buidhe, braimfhéar, bainne chí éan, are the most harmful weeds growing in our farm. They destroy everything they spread so quickly.
    Besom is used as a cure for boils, pimples, rash. Wild sage is used for curing broken ribs, and fractured bones, and ulcerated stomach.
    It is prepared by boiling the plant and then to strain it and drink its juice. Rib-leaf is used for curing cuts. Bainne-chích-éan is used for curing warts.
    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
    Frances Roycroft
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs James Roycroft
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork