School: Shanagolden (B.) (roll number 3786)

Location:
Shanagolden, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0483, Page 256

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  1. I this district there are several wild herbs and plants, such as the dockleaf, switch grass, fairy-finger dandelion etc.
    Switch grass was used long ago when soldiers got wounded. Soldiers applied the sap of the switch grass to the wound and it healed it.
    The dandelion is given to geese and hens as food. At the time of the famine people ate nettles and other herbs because they had no cabbage or potatoes to eat.
    The fairy finger is a very poisonous plant and old people long ago used it to poison rats and mice.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aidan O Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Patrick O Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shanagolden, Co. Limerick