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School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)

Location:
Aghagower, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Hannah T. Kevilla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 08_023

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    A number of herbs grow in this district of Luckane in the parish of Aughagower.
    Garlic is a cure for a cold. It is to be boiled in water and the water given to the patient.
    Nettles. The juice of nettles is good for measels.
    Chickenweed is a cure for swelling.
    Hemlock. The juice of hemlock is a cure for cuts.
    Stractla which is a kind of moss which grows in rocks and old stone walls is used for dying wool and woollen materials. It is to be boiled in a pot of water for an hour.
    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
    Mary Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lackaun, Co. Mayo