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School: Collinstown

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Collinstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Ó Loingsigh
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  1. Herbs Used as Cures

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    Crows foot. This plant when chewed and (p) a grain of salt put on it put on a cut saves a person from blood poison.
    Carpenter's leaf. This plant will cure a lump when it is warmed at the fire and placed on a bit of cotton wool.
    Boils. A cure for boils is
    ½ glass of ollive oil,
    ½ glass of honey,
    ½ glass of cherry,
    Rub in to the boil and it will dead.
    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
    Tomás Ó Lionnsaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Collinstown, Co. Westmeath