School: Moyne (C.) (roll number 13990)

Location:
Moyne, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Tháibh
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  1. There is a lot of weds growing which are of no use to people.
    The bohelan is a weed which grows on fertile land. It has a yellow flower. People are compelled to keep the bohelans cut off the land by the law. The dock leaf is a cure for a sting of a nettle. The old people had cures in all the weeds which seem of no use to us. To drink the Juice of boiled dandelion is supposed to be a good remedy for heart failure. Lady ferns boiled and mixed with unsalted butter are a good cure for a burn.
    Fairy fingers are a good cure for pigs suffering from convulsions.
    Chicken weed is a cure for a sprain. Garlic is given to calves having a cough. Black button and dock leaf roots are a cure for a cough. Ivy leaves remove stains. Chopped whins cure worms in horses.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kate Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Farmullagh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Hugh Maguire
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Farmullagh, Co. Longford