1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Coillte Craobhacha, Baile na Muc

School: Coillte Craobhacha, Baile na Muc (roll number 15108)

Location:
Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Cionáith
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 050

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 050

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Coillte Craobhacha, Baile na Muc
  2. XML Page 050
  3. XML “Herbs”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Herbs

    Share Share Post
    There are many kinds of useful herbs to be found growing in profusion in the fields and by the hedges. A mixture of crushed stan lus and unsalted butter is used to heal wounds. There are many ways of cleansing and drawing sores. Heated plantain leaves or ivy leaves are applied to sores for this purpose. Another application often resorted to is a poultice made with water in which a certain herb known as Rose Noble has been boiled Baked or roasted. Chickweed with some kind of grease often goose grease is used to
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Caitlín Ní Donngaile
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shanmullagh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Seamus Ó Donngaile
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shanmullagh, Co. Longford