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School: Aodh Rua, Dún na nGall (roll number 13382)

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Donegal, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Mag Shamhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1034, Page 251

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    Here are some of the herbs that my father knows, water-cress, bog bine, mountain sage neamony, cuckoo sorrel dockana leaf, and garlic
    Water-cress is used for curing skin. Bog bine cleans the blood. Mountain sage can cure coughs. When young calves are sick neamony is said to be able to cure them. Cuckoo-Sorrel is said to be able to cure the whittle.
    Dockana leaf is one of the many cures for the rose Chicken-weed although a weed is said to be contained in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mac Mullin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumroosk, Co. Donegal