School: Dunmanus, Toormore
- Location:
- Dunmanus East, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Helena Lucey
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- (continued from previous page)same way as wild sage. It is said to cure liver complaints and rheumatism.
Garlic is a plant with a bulbous root and a very strong smell, it is used for whooping cough, the old people use put it into the children's stockings to prevent them from whooping. It is good for the lungs, and is used for bad colds.
Yarrow is treated in the same was as dandelion and wild sage it is good for rheumatism.
The "cupóg" which is a harmful plant because it spreads very quickly and is regarded as one of the noxious weeds. It is said to grow best in good ground.
There are several other herbs that would be useful if we could only understand their cure. The people long ago used these herbs, when there were no doctors or chemist shops to be had, but now unfortunately many of these cures have fallen into disuse.
- Collector
- Bridie Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lissacaha, Co. Cork
