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School: Stackallen (roll number 1309)

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Stackallan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
P.T. Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0714, Page 081

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    and it helps also to strengthen the bones. She has another great cure for the kidneys. She makes it from broom, sweet may and golden rod. They ivy leaf and the primrose leaf boiled together wold cure a sore on a cow's udder. She can also make a cure for "farsic" which is a disease on horses. I do not know how she makes up the cure but I know some of the herbs she uses. They are bulltrans, lady's five fingers, marrow-roodle, primrose and daisy roots. She can make an ointment for healing cuts and sores from carpenters leaf and rose-mantle and bag bane. Long ago the people used no other medicine or ointment except that made from herbs and a lot of them were relieved.
    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
    Thomas Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gernonstown, Co. Meath