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School: Teamhair, Áth Treasna

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Taur, Co. Cork
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Dd. Ó Súillleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0351, Page 567

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    Herbs
    The most harmful weeds growing in this district are the nettle, dockleaf, scutchgrass and buacalán. These grow in rich land therefore causing havoc to crops. Other weeds are chicken weed, slanlus, cassearban, dandelion and bainne-cioc-ean.
    Nettles are used for food and also rubbed to the affected part to cure rheumatic pains.
    Dockleaf is used to take away the poison of a nettle sting. The seeds of the dockleaf are given to fowl.
    Chicken weed is also given to fowl.
    Slanlus is used to stop bleeding.
    Dandelion is used to sure kidney trouble, it is boiled and the juice drank.
    Pluirin Sliogán
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    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
    Eamon Mc Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Taur, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Eugene O' Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    81
    Address
    Taur, Co. Cork