School: Tuar Uaimín (roll number 14537)
- Location:
- Tooromin, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás Mac Niocláis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0120, Page 338
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- The weeds that grow around here are thistles alastrum chicken-weed ragwort and nettles.
Thistles
Thistles grow only in good land. The thislte was brought to Ireland from France by a man named "Taylor Clove". Once there was a man in Toughnane named Paddy O'Hara who had rheumatism. He ate the thorns of a thistle and was cured.
Alastrums
Alastrums grows only in wet bad land. They are used as a cure for head-aches. First the shape of a cross is made with two of the stems which are tied around the patient's head and(continues on next page)
