School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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In Ireland there are a lot of little plants for sores for instance
Chicken weeds .it ripens drops such as a thorn or a broose .it is pounded up until it is broken and cream mixed with it and put o a cloth.
It is a small plant with leaves like weeds.it also does harm because if hens or chickens got near it and if they eat it they would die.
Bog onnion is used for a broken bone a stiff joint or a swelling.Sometimes it is used for drops but seldom,because chicken weed is better and more of it is in the world .Bog onnion They boil it first then they take it up .Before they boil it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Kennedy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Informant
- John Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Knocknahannee, Co. Clare
