School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

Location:
Cormeen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 327

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    cure for gum-boils. Touch and heal is a cure of the burning hive. Comfurry is for pig feeding. All these herbs were used long ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. A number of herbs or plants grow on some good land, such as dandelion, nettles, black heads, robin round the hedge, Comfurry. Dandelion is a most usefull herb. It is given to fowl to keep them from getting the liver
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lena Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigagh, Co. Meath
    Informant
    John Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigagh, Co. Meath