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School: Eidhneach

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Inagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Sr Mac Gearachaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0611, Page 115

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    Herbs
    The harmful herbs are chicken weed, nettles, thistles, blackcaps, cúmphra, meacain na tathú, lions paw, buachallán buidhe and glona phriostán. The herbs that grow in good ground are nettles, crow foot, ferns and the thistle. The herbs that grow in poor ground are meacanna tathú, blackcaps, cupóg, eiriball cait and chicken weed. All these herbs have cures and they were used long ago by the old people.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Duggan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Moloney
    Gender
    Male