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School: Clondra, Longphort (roll number 13536)

Location:
Cloondara, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Pilib Ó Fearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 215

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    the cure for swelling or sores.
    The top of the Whins: It is the cure for colds when boiled and heaped for three days and drink the soup.
    Bog Onion: It grows in Moors. When it is in bloom it has a yellow flower. It is fit for use when in bloom. Old people said it was the cure for diarrhea. It has to be pulled in September and left until it is seasoned. You have to put the onions into milk and boil them. When it is boiled it turns white. It is left to cool and then drank.
    Scutch: It grows in bad land. It is good for pigs.
    The Dock Leaf: It is the cure for stings and sore eyes.
    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
    Nóra Ní Cathail
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloondara, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Annie Gavigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knappoge, Co. Longford