School: Oulart (roll number 15419)

Location:
Oulart, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Séamus Ó hAilleacháin
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  1. Mrs Burke of Moorvilla, Oulart, Gorey (now dead) made cures for burns consisting of dock roots. Many people were cured of burns by it.
    Miss Bessie Breen of Lower Oulart, Gorey, is noted for making for burns consisting of fresh lard juice of ivy leaves + dock leaves. This cure is very remarkable for curing burns + she make it for the whole of Oulart.
    Penny leaves seen on land is a very good sign of good + fertile land.
    Yellow daisies are the most harmful weeds growing on our land. They are harmful because they take up room on the other plants + also destroy the soil.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Dempsey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kyle, Co. Wexford