School: Ceathrú na hAille (Carnahallia) (roll number 7416)

Location:
Cahernahallia, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Madadhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0540, Page 354

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0540, Page 354

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  1. The following weeds are obnoxcions in any field or garden. Chicken weed, Robin Run the hedge. Bouchalauns rag weeds and varrious others.
    In some cases of sickness herbs are very advantagons for instance pikewort is a great cure for tiles while watercress and mustard-cress are great for the blood house-leeks are a cure for Kidney trouble. There are a great many others but in these up to date times are not so much used as its all chemicals and drugs. In former times the herbs were extensively used for cures.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Joe Ryan
    Gender
    Male