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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn

Location:
Callainn, Co. Chill Chainnigh
Teacher:
Br. P. Ó Gairbheith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0853, Page 112

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    a nettle
    A march- malcie is good for a sprained ankle
    A slanus is good for any kind of a cut
    Onions when eaten raw is good for scurvy
    Nettles when boiled is good to takes warts of the hands
    Potatoes sliced and put to a black leg keeps it from blackening
    Dandelion is very good for indigestion on the stomach
    Grouncil is very good to keep a bird in good health
    The root of a butter cup boiled and a little grain of sulfur put through it, cures a dog.
    Carrots and mangles is good for a cow when boiled
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Bergin
    Gender
    Male