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School: Áth Treasna (C.)

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Newmarket, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Cheallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0352, Page 230

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    The most harmful weeds are:-
    The Chick weed, Dog leave, spurge, pousack bhuidhe, causterlawn, dandelion, crow-foot, Wild Iris, Horse-button.
    They are harmful because they spread rapidly. Dandelion The Dandelion is a cure for Liver disease.
    Method in which it is used The water in which it is boiled is drunk by the person who has the
    disease. In olden times old women used to gather dandelion in bunches and let it in the kitchen for a couple of months to season then they would draw it like tea and drink it.
    The Foxglove The Foxglove has a medical property of curing decline
    Method in which it is used It is chopped up small and given to the
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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
    Joan Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolagh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    38
    Address
    Coolagh, Co. Cork