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School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)

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Aghagower, Co. Mayo
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Hannah T. Kevilla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 12_019

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    A good many herbs grow in the village of Mount Brown in the parish of Aughagower. Among them are chickenweed dockets, scorchgrass, hemlock, nettles, farraban, thistles,
    Hemlock is a cure for swelling
    Nettles are a cure for measles.
    Watercress is a great blood purifier
    Taymor is a cure for consumption
    Stractla. This is a moss that grows on rocks or old stone walls. It is used for dyeing wool and woollens goods.
    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
    Thomas Derrig
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mountbrown, Co. Mayo