School: Enfield (roll number 8194)
- Location:
- Innfield, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Edward Farrell
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- John McCormack, (40) Newcastle.Local Cures Mary McCormackLong ago people cured their ailments with certain herbs such as the Golden Road, Sun Dew, Dog Daisy leaves, Mouse's Ear, Dandelion, Docks, Crowfoot, Chickenweed, Heart Herb, Blood-Weed, Gooseberry Thorns and Ivy Leaves.For kidney trouble they used the Golden Rod. They boiled it in new milk and drank the juice.
For a heavy cold they used the Dog Daisy boiled with the Dandelion in water.
The dock eased the sting of a nettle by rubbing it to where the sting was.
For a cut finger or anything that began to bleed, they pressed the blood-weed against it saying "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy-Ghost". After a while the blood stopped.
For a swelling on the foot or on the hands they made a poultice of crow-foot and chickenweed and applied it as hot as possible.
For a bad heart they used the Heart herb. They boiled it with Mouse's Ear or Sun Dew and made a warm drink.
The gooseberry thorns were used for a sty. They pulled ten and threw away(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Newcastle, Co. Meath
