School: Mullinahone (C.) (roll number 15363)
- Location:
- Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire Ní Shéaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 378
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- Thistle - In days gone by people used to pick flat thistles and mix them with porridge for pigs. Those were called pig thistles.
- Collector
- Margaret Mc Guire
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Guire
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Occupation
- Wife of RIC pensioner
- Address
- Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
- Sláineas - An herb called the 'sláineas' when boiled with other ingredients will draw all inflammation from a boil or abscess, and cure as it draws.
American daisies - Pluck the heads and boil them and drink the juice. A good remedy for weak nerves. - Red clover is good for whooping cough and cancer.
Nettle cures pleurisy, pain in the side, and blood troubles.
Daisy is good for removing inflammation and small tumours.
Violet leaves cure cancer. - The Blessed Thistle is green with a white stripe. Supposed to cure a sow.
Nettles - If you eat three feeds of nettles in May you will not be sick for the year.
