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School: Grangemocler (C.) Carrick-on-Suir (roll number 7596)

Location:
Grangemockler, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Mrs Brigid Feehan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 068

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    The most harmful weed to the land is the thistle. It spread very quickly.
    Pettles are used as food for fowl Pettles are eaten by people in Spring as they are good for the blood.
    Dock leaves are good for horse's kidneys, and they cure other diseases/
    When buttercups grow in the land the land is said to be good land.
    are good, Dock leaves are good for sore lips. A certain dock-leaf would cure the "farcy" in horses.
    The leaf of a Briar boiled in water would cure diarrhae in cattle
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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
    Alice Power
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grangemockler, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Patrick Tyrrell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Currasilla Lower, Co. Tipperary