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School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)

Location:
Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Nic Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 497

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    There grow lots of weeds in the land of this district. Some of them are very useful. The weeds that grow on bad land are capogs, foran, and chick-weed. On the good land there grown gaiseartane and fearaban. Cures are got in some weeds whilst other weeds are poisonous. It is said that foran when applied to a cut, takes the poison out of it. Capogs cure stings of nettles by rubbing the thick sticky juice got from the stem of the capog into the burn, and it takes away the sting of the nettle immediately.
    Nettles are very useful; they are given to young ducks and young turkeys; they are pulled and then
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Katie Bourke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowkeel, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Bourke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowkeel, Co. Mayo