School: Knockjames

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    Cures 13th. March 1938.
    Club-gearrig is a cure for Murn on a beast. Long ago rib grass was a cure for a cut.A burn leaf that grows in the side of the road is a cure for a burn.The yew tree is supposed to be deadly poison. Wild plants
    Firbushes are grinded and given to horses .Ivy is good for sheep and also for goats.When potatoes are growing the chicken weed kills them.Mr.James Leamy.
    Knockjames ,
    Tulla, Co. Clare
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Leamy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr James Leamy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockjames, Co. Clare